Fleas are some of the smallest parasites that you can find in your home, and their size hides the fact that they are also some of the most dangerous. Fleas can hide in plain sight in your Orlando home, making flea removal difficult. Learn how the professionals at Green Flag Services can stop them and keep your home pest-free.
The Lifecycle Of Fleas In Orlando
The flea life cycle is fairly simple to understand, but it is very short, which makes it hard to control in your home. A flea will hitchhike on different mammals, as well as shoes, clothes, and blankets, and then as the host travels around, the fleas deposit eggs which can stay on the host or fall off, and the flea will also jump to new hosts to do the same thing over again.
The fleas in your house can live for about 100 days, and in that time period, they can produce almost 2,000 different offspring, meaning that the flea life cycle is constant and it is hard to intervene and stop it. This makes flea control very difficult, and a flea can lead to hundreds, which can lead to a lot of flea bites as well as potential diseases being spread.
The Diseases Fleas In Orlando Can Transmit
Fleas are blood-sucking parasites, and to get this blood they attach themselves to hosts, whether that is you or your pets or other animals on your property, and then they bite you. The problem is that when you do have flea bites, these nasty pests are potentially exposing you to dangerous diseases. Some of the diseases that fleas spread are:
- Bubonic plague
- Murine typhus
- Tungiasis
- Tularemia
- Bartonellosis
Fleas can also transfer tapeworms and potentially cause anemia in pets that they attach to. This is why it is incredibly important that you start proper flea control the minute that you see any fleas in your house.
Natural Flea Prevention Tips For Orlando Homes
Thankfully, there are a variety of steps that you can take to protect your home from these nasty invaders. One of the first and most important steps that you can take is cleaning and vacuuming frequently. By keeping your home clean and tidy, any potential fleas have almost nowhere to hide in your home, meaning that it will be much easier to spot them and stop them before the situation gets out of hand.
Another incredibly important measure you can take is keeping an eye on your pets, as fleas can be transferred to them easily and then quickly overtake your home. By properly grooming your pet regularly and preventing them from going into any overgrowth on your property, you are better protected from fleas. Also, consider consulting with your veterinarian about year-round flea control for your pets.
In addition to this, overgrowth such as overgrown trees and shrubs or piles of leaves on your property should be eliminated as they are sites that can easily harbor fleas as well as other pests.
The Trick To Getting Rid Of Fleas In Your Orlando Home For Good
The best step that you can take to get rid of fleas in your home is to call the professionals at Green Flag Services. We have 65 combined years of pest control experience, so we know how to take care of fleas and keep your home pest-free, keeping you happy and healthy all along the way.
Green Flag Services will inspect your home and then formulate a treatment strategy that is customized for whatever pest issues that you're facing. From there, we will treat the hotspots inside as well as outside with a pet-safe formula to keep you and your loved ones safe while eliminating these pests. Green Flag Services is here to protect you and keep the pests away.
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