Thanks for leaving your post open. It was very helpful and enlightening to read ALL the comments and they helped me make a decision as to how to proceed to getting rid of fleas in my house. Good luck to everyone who shares this issue.
I call these traps a "flea circus", ha ! Your traps are good, but I would make two adjustments. One adjustment would be to use an extension with a night light instead of a lamp. For the night light, don't use an LED light bulb, use the light bulbs that get hot, fleas are attracted by the light and it's warmth. You have to remember how fleas can jump pretty high, and if your lamp covers a huge area of the container, the fleas are going to be hitting the lamp instead of falling into the container. The second adjustment I would make to your trap is to use vegetable oil instead of water and soap. I used water and soap at the beginning but the problem with that, is that water evaporates in a couple of days. With vegetable oil on the other hand, you could have the trap set for over a year and the oil will still be there. Oil is also thick, making it a deadly quicksand for fleas. This flea circus does eliminate fleas completely, you have to remember that the fleas lay eggs, lots of eggs. So after you eliminate the fleas, guess what ? The eggs will hatch later on, make it seem like you haven't gotten rid off the fleas. But you are going to be able to eliminate the fleas with this trap using vegetable oil. After days, you are going to start noticing smaller fleas, indicating that you have gotten rid off the adult fleas and now the newly hatched fleas are the ones remaining. I would leave the trap on 24/7, and don't be fooled, when it seems like you got rid off the fleas, don't forget about the eggs, so don't remove the circus trap until you don't see one single flea fall into the trap for a month. I have a cat, so I have to use this flea circus trap every summer. I hope I helped you in anyway, I understand the pain and struggle, stupid fleas are 100 times worse than mosquito's !
EddieNanakase this was super helpful ive never though of using oil instead im on the "second wave" the tiny fleas ive salted the carpets and treated my animal so im gunna use the oil method thank you x
EddieNanakase Unfortunately, oil of any type will not work. The reason that dish soap works, is because we have to change the the density of the water. When that is changed, that is why the fleas cannot come out of the water. If oil is applied to the water, they will be able to float on top of the water, thus, being able to jump out, and not dying. All of these things have been tested for years by scientists trying to discover what will take care of the flea situation. Another interesting fact about fleas, is the fact that you can place a flea in a glass of water for an hour. After an hour you can remove the flea, lay it aside on top of a paper towel, or something else, give it 24 hours, and it will in fact, revive itself. Fleas do not actually drown, they're only held down in the water giving people the opportunity to flush them down a a water way. Another study showed that, you could do the same thing with a flea up to 24 hours at the bottom of a container submerged in water. Give them up to 24 hours on a dry surface, and they will revive themselves. I found this astonishing. That's why it's very important that every flea be flushed down a toilet or sink.
Solar McCoy Not sure how that'd work. I know for a fact the water, with a tiny amount of Dawn works. When its not broke,....Why fix it?? Also, I went ahead and purchased a Victor flea trap four days ago. Yes, that works, too. But, they're $15 each. Geeee. The homemade version is best way to go. They work much better if the container (or possibly bottom) is WHITE.
Ellan Kane Not sure how that'd work. I know for a fact the water, with a tiny amount of Dawn works. When its not broke,....Why fix it?? Also, I went ahead and purchased a Victor flea trap four days ago. Yes, that works, too. But, they're $15 each. Geeee. The homemade version is best way to go. They work much better if the container (or possibly bottom) is WHITE. I'd like to know how the oil worked.
Another tip is to place a plant beside the trap. The light attracts them, but the plant helps attract them as they are sensitive to carbon dioxide that plants release at night. Dormant flea pupae are particularly sensitive to carbon dioxide, so this may be a great way to catch young fleas before they have a chance to lay eggs. Works for me.
you're literally blocking the fleas from the water because you put the lamp way too close the lamp has to be quite a bit above the water so they will jump into the water. not on the lamp put it higher
Wow you did a great job with this experiment!! I purchased that little mini version like you suggested and that thing didn’t do anything on a house I used to live in that was infested with fleas in the neighborhood.
You may also find the traps draw fles from a larger area if you reduce the temperature in your home. The fleas are atracted to the heat, but if they are comfortable near a reliable food source (you in your bed, kids on the couch Etc.) they will only stray to another heat source if it is more atractive to them. The cooler the environment the further away they will detect the heat source.
Fleas take at least 24 hours to drown. You have to add a little dish soap after you fill the bowl & swirl it around with your finger. Just a tiny amount of soap. The water should still be clearish and not sudsy. The fleas will drown under a minute in the water with soap solution.
Also, vacuum the floors every day. Put some diatomaceous earth in the vacuum bag if has bag system. If bagless, just clean it after each vacuuming and seal up trash so the don't jump out. Daily floor cleaning is essential to get the eggs and larva. Do keep diatomaceous in corners. And don't forget to clean under furniture also. Fleas hide in the dark.
This method REALLY works, as you've showed. When I have to spray, I use Cedarcide. It's made in the USA, is non-toxic to humans and pets and can even be sprayed on a newborn baby. It will even kill spiders and scorpions! It is an indiscriminate killer, however, and should only be used indoors. It's great for traveling with, as you can prevent picking up bedbugs/fleas from hotels/motels that you visit. Make no mistake, those buggers are found in fancy hotels, too. Thanks for posting!
Yes! That's exactly how I make my traps. And battery operated, flameless candles can be used for anyone that may be worried about kids or dogs knocking it over @Rion Buchanan.
so we had the same problem in a rental house we own. Actually it was only in the office of that house. I thought i did everything including vacuuming, spraying a ton of chemical and even having a pest control company come in. After 2 months we would still see the occasional flea hop on us if we went in that room. I did a ton of research on how fleas live, lay eggs, sprinkle dried blood and flea crap around their eggs and WHY you can't kill them until they hatch. I decided to buy a can of flea killing spray (from Lowe's) and figure out where they were hibernating. I found anything that had the look of flea droppings and wiped and sprayed them all. I also took any pillows, bedding, and anything else that had flea remnants on them and put them in white plastic garbage bags and sprayed the inside of the bags and then sealed them. The fleas are not solely attracted to heat, they also look for movement and vibration to wake them up. Wipe up the nests and that will eliminate the problem. Took me 3.5 hours to fix the problem for good. The bags I filled had hundreds of fleas that hatched and died while sealed. there were so many more fleas than I ever thought. You need to kill the nesting spots.
that's crazy came across your vid cause i have same problem in my house all wood floors i used cold water and soap and within 2 min i got 3. i didn't use a light or anything i just put it close to where we all sit and boom magic love the vid and upon looking at your other vids you got a new sub!
Borax works-- although it can be messy it does work- it dries out the bodies of the fleas and the eggs- spread a box of borax on the floor and use a broom to move it around being sure to get it in all the cracks- leave a week vaccum and then repeat until problem is solved--- hope this helps
Think if you used a plate, more could jump in. Also, cedar oil works well for putting on the wood floors. They hare cedar oil. Most sprays to kills them in yards, has cedar oil.
I received the following recipe from the channel "Veterinary Secrets" as a weekly flea repellent for cats and dogs. Spray it on them lightly then comb it through their fur. 1/2 cup witch hazel with aloe (Thayer's brand) 2 tbsp melted coconut oil 2 ml (40 drops) of Neem oil 2 ml (40 drops) cedarwood essential oil 1 tbsp Castile soap Mix all ingredients in a 1-cup glass measuring cup then transfer into a small glass spray bottle. I also spray it on my patio door track.
I moved into an apt that had fleas on May 4 2021 that were biting me in the kitchen and on my living room floor that caused inflammation and huge red whelps. I couldn't see the fleas but I had a huge 16 yr old plant that had to sit on the floor to keep from blocking the window light. When I was taking the pot to bathroom to rinse and water I found over one hundred white wiggly things in the saucer to discover they were flea larva. I went into panic over load. I rinse out the saucer and started rinsing the plant with water in the shower. I used my 40% DEET insect repellant on my plant. I had originaly used soapy water because I thought midge flies, biting knats or noseums, were the problems for my rash. Once I discovered the larvae were flea larvae I rushed to store to get diatomaceous earth to cover plant, Black Flag spray for flea and tick even spray for bedbugs and tick and fleas and sprayed floors, furniture, baseboards, closets you name it. I have a bug phobia. I bought flea traps to check out the population and got maybe three fleas then I resprayed everything. I moved the huged plant outside and will divide my Clivia into 4 plants, wash off the soil and respray the soil to make sure all bugs are gone. I am using the Black Flag spray. I will repot the bulbs into 4 smaller pots. Will also spray neq potting soil with alcohol. Plants will not sit on the floor ever again. I hope to move from this dark, moldy, flea riddled place. I was forced to move here and know I have other options. I needed to vent. People check your animals for flea whenever they go outside. They suffer also. Apt managers vacuum your bldg daily and do flea checks since you allow pets. The tenants pay an unrefunded deposit and pet rental for this to be taken care of.
I've recently discovered my house here in southern Louisiana where it's usually warm, wet year round..a flea heaven, my flea hell. My poor dog is INFESTED with fleas, gotten worse & it's Dec. which i thought fleas would die.. NO they're worse 😭 today i take on the task of bathing/flea dipping my fur baby & containing her in a freshly treated area after her bath temp. til I clean/treat her living area. My home is ALL hardwood floors, no throw rugs down thank God... NEVER have i had or seen fleas invade my home carpet/otherwise. I'm BEYOND frustrated, my dog itching non stop even after flea pill at vets & me getting weird itchy new bites on my legs mostly but couple on my arm. watching your video I feel something on bare leg with light on phone I seen it was A FLEA! I NEVER thought they could live as long on hardwood was raised in Wyoming total opposite climates & told carpets worse. watching your video disgusted me cause I'm now having this issue & it's frustrating & gross etc... I see your home in video isn't cluttered dirty etc so you have my attention now lol fleas don't just live in filth as I was taught as a child.. I'm gonna try your tricks in video & see how it plays out. Any other positive feedback please comment. What's min time you leave water out? & do I change water as needed when fleas jump in or wait certain amount of time for it to work better? STILL shocked over hardwood flooring harder to treat than carpet ugh. Praying this works, wish me luck lol
Diatomaceous earth is very cheap (about $8. for a 4lb bag) and effective insect killer. Its nontoxic to people or pets. You can cast it over your lawn and around your carpets, rugs and furniture; leave it for 24 hours and then vacuum carpets and sweep floors. Don't worry, there is plenty left to be effective. Outdoors, even if it rains, the D.E. traces still remain where you cast it.
Sorry it’s late and hope you found a long lasting remedy. My neighbour has a cat and my dog uses the shared garden which I’ve found out this is where she keeps getting the odd flea. I Googled home remedies and Apple Cider vinegar works wonders 50/50 water.. i doused my apartment in every nook and cranny. It’s brilliant for pet skin issues and allergies too. My dogs coat is amazing and so soft and shiny 👍
Feel for you, we had a flea infestation for the first time ever my cat was 18 , I didn't know what what was it was.4 weeks of cleaning, hoovering and washing bed clothes, nightmare, it went after 6 cans of flea spray, I thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown. This was December time , I feel you pain.I flea my cat every 3 weeks now with Advantage it works.👍
This year, I put down granules and lightly watered it. I used spray that goes on the water hose. I used a spray you mix in water and use in a sprayer. I used Adams dip on my dogs. Then within the same month after a good rain, I was outside and got 30 on my legs. I checked my dogs and they were infested. Insane. I bought some dip/yard spray that is 4 times the strength and went over the whole yard 3 times. Dipped the dogs a couple of times. Still a few fleas on the dogs. Used coconut oil, apple cidar vinegar, D. Earth, dishwashing soap and still a few fleas. Just worked Vinegar into the fur real good. It's under control now, but I will have to spray again I'm sure when the eggs hatch. Planning to put down this termite treatment in the yard soon. Trying to keep the fleas out of the house too.
@@johnyracercat Awesome I’m trying to get rid of the problem now first step is these dogs have to go I just can’t take it at first I thought it was mosquitoes biting me from time to time then my husband cousin told us he had an infestation one time how they bit him up I didn’t know they can even survive on hardwood or humans smh I’m so upset this is annoying
@MzCapricorn26 Fog the house and leave for the day. Probably need to do that twice. Make sure the cats are treated if you have any. Treat everything, house, cats, dogs, yard. And the Lifecycle of a flea is 3 weeks, so you need to keep treating for 3-4 weeks straight to get them all. I understand the frustration.
I am fighting the same thing and here is some things I learned. Mop the entire house with bleach water mix. It doesn't need to be very strong 1- 1/2 oz. to 1 gal. or so. Use the same mixture in a spray bottle to get under appliances. They love hiding under them. Use a safe indoor flea killer to treat sofas and get the fabric covering under them. You can use the bleach mix, but test it first so you don't ruin your furniture. After that, you will have better luck with the water traps. I put Dawn/water mix in a spray bottle and one mist spray on top of the water is enough to trap them and you don't have to stir it that way. Also, white dishes work best for the traps.
Alcohol the 91% put in a spray bottle will work then spray your furniture with it ,that way you do not have to worry about the fabric getting bleached.
Diatomaceous earth is very cheap (about $8. for a 4lb bag) and effective insect killer. Its nontoxic to people or pets. You can cast it over your lawn and around your carpets, rugs and furniture; leave it for 24 hours and then vacuum carpets and sweep floors. Don't worry, there is plenty left to be effective. Outdoors, even if it rains, the D.E. traces still remain where you cast it.
what i read the other day said to use tea light candles but that seems to work too and prolly safer but sometime try it with the candle maybe youd have even better results if the problem re occurs
finally got rid of fleas. Nothing but vacuuming and washing floors...and brushing the cat 2-3 times each day with a FLEA COMB! After checking him once or twice a week after the whole ordeal, no bites, no dirt, and no scratching. It changed my outlook on using flea medication...it may be much much more tedious with a regular flea comb, but it can work.
I have an infestation every year. I do the water but don't use a light. I use any dish soap, a light colored plastic bowl, like white or bright orange. Works like a charm for me, day or night. The bowls are loaded within a few days. No light necessary.
How long does it take for them to all die? We’ve been having a flea problem inside the house, even tho I only find a few fleas everyday I’m afraid it will keep getting worse, what helps get rid of them indoors? and should I only clean the carpets and wood floors?
I used the simpler design flea traps with sheets of sticky paper and a small light. I got 5 of them and put one in each room to determine the worst areas. If I had used a bowl of water, my cat would drink it. This was a method of measuring our progress in getting rid of these pests. There also was a university paper published on what light frequency worked best to attract fleas.
I tried tried this with a regular lightbulb that gets very hot. From Sept to Nov it worked great! Got hundreds. Thought the problem was almost gone. Right before Christmas a horrible infestation hit & have put the same traps all over the house and not caught one! I'm baffled. I stopped letting my cat out in Nov plus she gets flea treatments every 30 days. I have about 200 bites on me & am combing some tiny ones off my cat but she is miserable also. Any ideas why they will no longer work?
You have to treat every 2 weeks for 3 treatments. You bomb the house and spray the yard and treat the animals. If you don’t do inside and out your defeating the purpose.
Do you have dogs is this the reason for the flea problem I have dogs and I have issues with fleas here in the house I also have hardwood floors throughout
Try not putting the light directly over it. They run from light they just like the heat. I’ve gotten over 100 fleas in 3 days. Also, using a plate with a small candle in the center then put enough water on the plate so it doesn’t spill over. I use salt on my floors and carpet then leave it for a week, It’ll get in all the cracks in the wood floors and work it’s way to the bottom of the carpet and stay there. and dehydrate the flea larvae. baking soda works too. I vacuum my wood floors just like my carpets. I made a homemade lavender spray that I use on bedding and everything else daily. They can’t stand the smell. They don’t like Peppermint either so I’m gonna get some peppermint plants.
Holy crap... Never realized how bad my issue was until I went to the basement to set up the trap. I put the plate down and reached for the cup of water. Before I had a chance to pour there was a flea on the plate! By the time I added the soap there were nearly ten fleas. All within a matter of 30 secs. This, 7 hours after professional treatment using IGR! Holy smokes!
That's awesome the lint rollers Perfect!!! Maybe try a big tote lid or one of those smaller dog pools and just cut it down So that there is only an inch of a lip thank you for these ideas I'm going to try the Tote lid and my ducklings heat lamp!!! 👍🏼
Yes, Dawn is the most effective but if it's all you have on hand and just using it for traps it will be just fine. Did you make some traps and how are they doing?
I see videos like this and I feel so bad for you. We had an awful flea infestation to last summer. We have a dog and 2 cats and it felt like we were at all-out war with the fleas! We tried everything from over the counter sprays, to things like what you are showing here in your vid, to old wives tales. We were desperate. It felt like we were being held hostage by fleas in our own home! I know that sounds over the top but I'm disabled so I was stuck in this house that was being taken over by fleas and I was being bitten as well as my animals. I felt so helpless. We even talked about moving out of our home of over 5 years! We finally decided to try an over the counter medication called Capstar, it's also called FastCaps, PetArmor, CapGuard, etc but essentially it's generic name is called Nitenpyram. It was amazing and worked WONDERS. Pretty much you give it to all the animals in your house and any flea that feeds on your animals will drop dead. The only downside is that it only kills the adult fleas that feed on your animals so it won't kil the larvea or eggs, so what you have to do is give your animals the first dose which will kill all the adults, wait a day or two, give the larvae time to mature and grow into adults then give your animals a second dose, then wait for the eggs to mature and repreat the process....if you do this 3 or 4 times over the course of a couple weeks it should get rid of your infestation. Capstar is expensive if you get it in stores but you can go on eBay and get generic Nitenpyram for a fraction of the cost you'd pay for brand name regardless of the fact that it's the exact same medication. Today I purchased a new supply for the summer on eBay and got 18 capsules for $13.00, whereas if you get it at Walmart you only get 6 pills for like $18 to $20 bucks depending on where u live and the brand you go with. Just by treating our pets with this stuff it got rid of our entire infestation. We didn't even have to treat our house because once all the eggs and larvae hatched the flea would eventually feed on one of our pets and die. The only downside is vacuuming up all the dead fleas for a week or so lol! I really hope this helps somebody. This medication was our lifesaver. I know for a fact it saved us from having to move out of our home and it gave us and our pets peace in our own home again. Now I keep a supply of it on hand (especially during the summer months), and if I see any of my pets start scratching, I give them all a dose and nip it in the butt before it becomes a problem, by doing this we don't even have to use any other flea prevention on our pets. Our vet knows this is how we prevent flea problems in our household with our fur babies and he's fine with it and says it's completely safe.
Thanks for your wonderful comment! How long does it take for the eggs to mature after the second dose? And how do you give it to your pets? In their necks, or oral? Thank you
I saw this experiment on UA-cam a while back and the water was in a shallow plate, not as deep as your dish. Do you think it's harder for them to land in your deeper dish? Try a plate about one cm deep.
Got completely rid mine naturally. I sprayed tobacco juice and they are gone. But I am in Mexico where it grows so it's very cheap.i used about 10 full natural leafs in 3 liters of water.
+ashleytoreal absolutely! They will jump onto your clothes and go back home with you and start reproducing at your house, in your car and in your yard. It only takes a few to start an infestation.
Looks like you have a lot of good suggestions in the comments. We also used a rug doctor and vacuum to suck them up and then clean the machine out or spray the filters with Raid. Good to see ya brother.
A safer option to kill fleas in all stages is to get a dehumidifier and keep it at 40-45%. An issue is if there are too many large gaps in and around your windows and doors it will not work.
the light does help to keep fleas away from you while you sleep .I simply put a bowl of water under a night light wall plug in.ya it sucks I also had to use harsh chemicals because I have wood floors and no carpet.Good video and the sticky tape I thought it would work better( bummer but great idea)
I had fleas for over 12 months and got wooden floor as well through out the entire house, and recently had to get rid of my fathers dog because got sick over it mentally. Seeing a theripists now for axienty, and so on. I gave her to the animal control for a good home because I can't take care of her nomore. My father is diagnosed with an illness and im his caretaker. She digs holes in the backyard, and finds ways to run away and jump in the lake, go into "Do not tresspass swamps" - private property gator lakes. I use to give her showers daily, get her groomed, and bought ton of flea treatments for her, including showering her with baby oil to suffercate the fleas. At times i would keep the baby oil on her for days just to make sure they suffercate if i cant pluck them off her skin. Her furr coat is thick, and its hard to find every little fleas in her skin. She was scratching for over 11 months, and i scratch now constanyly daily even after a fresh shower i go back onto the pc and then mins later i feel something jumping on my knees, and feet. I got a full body red marks on my entire body, and im in pain from this. Been back and fourth to the emergency room, and doctors said get an exterminator and I honestly been through 17 of them in less then a year. When the dog use to run away I use to find her with the help of the police, or fire dept hours later... I had exterminators come out 17 times and i paid $750 each time, and the fleas continue to bite me when I'm sitting down on the pc, and my reaction time is not fast enough to slap my leg, and catch them... They bite me, and hatch more eggs from what I read they consume blood to hatch thousands. I found black pepper dirt all in my mattress for months, and i would vacum everything daily like a maniac, and buy tons of medicines online for furtnature, floors, mop and sweep daily, and nothing seems to work an i dont even have a pet anymore and constantly still sweep and vacum.. I started using the dogs "Vets + Best Flea and Tick Shampoo for my scalpe, arm pits, and below to shower daily with it. The cooling sensation of the pepeprmint soothes my wounds when I rinse off. I'm not sure what to do other then move out of this house all together..
do you ever worry about bringing fleas to work?, i always have a hot shower right before i leave so they arent on me and i just cross my fingers when i leave but im sure im not alone in this thanks for the vid man, i got 3 of these bowls around my house and its time to order more lamps
+Mr Goldfish I actually wound up with an issue in car because they were all over my clothes. I don't think a hot shower even touches them. I had to bomb the car, it was bad.
sorry to hear that man. i guess i was lucky and maybe my case was just a wake up call. if you have any questions let me know, but pretty much everything we need to know is on the net
I used dawn dish soap or pert plus on my pets then flea combed them I swear it worked. I did it twice. Then I used frontline. All bedding needs to be bagged or on high high heat in dryer. Mattress I sprayed w Lysol not sure but I don’t have fleas now. Also rugs I vacuumed then sprayed disinfectant on them too. I bleached the basement floors and bathroom and pine sold the wood floors. I also bagged kids stuffed animals for a month. It’s a lot of work but worked for us. I have 3 cats and 2 dogs. I also now use monthly preventative which I wasn’t a fan of but I found they suffered more w fleas then chance of reaction which they didn’t have anyway. Oh on my cats I used Tevravet and dogs frontline plus. Both have been working as a preventative.
You came to the right conclusion having to bug bomb the place. The fleas you catch have left eggs like 3 days prior so you gotta get those too. Ive had fleas a couple times. I just carried around tape so i could stick any i saw or that jumped on me until I had the exterminator come out
i have a homeless cat that goes under my house have wood floors throught too. I am gonna try this as I woke up feeling like i was some bugs lunchable.. Thanks for the tips
You need a regular plastic plate with dawn and water. With light with a bendable head. It works. Takes time to kill then. You need to vacuum everyday. It works.
I believe this would have been much more effective if you had the water in something not so deep. More like half inch deep baking pan. Make sure the water is a lot more soapy as well. The dish soap is what kills them. Don't put the light so close either because that's too hot for them. They want to go where it's warm not hot. They are attracted to light, because they know that's where you find warmth. With light shining on it from 3 feet should be sufficient. Also, with sticky pads. Instead of glue, spray the soapy water all over the pads. Try to cover a bigger area around the pan with the pads. I'm willing to bet that the numbers would at least double.
@@shellyhomman1541 u can use Palmolive! But i and most people who have used this remedy for years would agree Dawn dish soap is the best. especially washing your dogs. first scrub them down with Dawn and let sit for 3-5min, Rinse them off and then use whatever brand dog shampoo you been using. i would recomend( Four in one) calming formula.the brand is made by (WAHL) mixing dog shampoo with Lavender chamomile mix to conditioner hair. it works great and your dog will be vedy happy and smooth.👍
@@royparker2546 Dawn doesn't develop the residue other brands like Palmolive leaves after sitting for 2 or 3 days. If you put Dawn in one and Palmolive or cheap stuff in another, the Dawn solution will still look cleaner but the other one will look cloudy and have strings of egg white looking streaks.
Sweetheart they will jump into the water if he put more soap in it the lamp heats the water acting like warm bidy heat when they get into the soapy water they get stuck thats all the soap and lamp are for but his whole house is infested bad .when you can literally see them on the floor like that its bad .hes just to damn cheap to want to pay for bombs or an exterminater .ill be damb if i live in a house full of fleas or any other kind of bugs that bad .i hate bugs in my home i gues you could say im a clean nut .
This year in the summer of 2019 none of those anti flea medications are really working. I have three cats and those medications are very expensive ! I have used several of those several times. I worry about my cats" health and cats" liver trying to cleanse themselves of all those chemicals which accumulate month after month year after year. I think this year anti flea medication is not working for the same reason that antibiotics are not working. I think insects are building up resistance toward the insecticides. 😕😣
I have 9 cats had a dog visitor got infested. It's a battle but I am winning. It past I tried everything. You got to hit the whole house and cats at same time. Capstar pills work to kill all fleas in 24 but are expensive but got 50 Quick-Caps flea pills for 18.50 on ebay. That's dirt cheap and they work safely. 1 pill per cat. No need to bath them. I been giving them weekly. As for the house I tried every kind on the market. Enforcer works not bad but a big can of Raid Ant and Roach spray wipes them out. Fleas built a tolerance to flea sprays! Vacuum well prior and bag and seal what u suck up or put down toilet. Use little dawn in soapy water in white dish under a night light to show if you are winning. No need for a lamp. They just like light. Last I checked I had 2 fleas and none on cats, no itching fur grown back. No scabs on allergic cats to fleas. Trust me it's a battle that can be won. With 9 cats and a 3 level house I know. Good luck guys!
im going crazy been battiling it for six months nothing works!! definatly be careful we used Hartz on our 5 mth old kitten and 5 hrs later and 650$ FROM EMRGENCY VET where she went into seizures nearly killed her! Weve bought Seresto collars which very one said which was 75 a cat and dog!! NOTHING! wash them daily with dawn..NOTHING! have a 2 grand kirby vac i vac everything with . Spread Diatamaceous earth everywhere . did this with dish soap bowls everywhere...NOTHING!!! Im losing my mind!! Nothing is working over the counter meds,collars, pills, Vet treatments absolutly nothing is working! Now its to the point where they are just everywhre whereas before it was just on animals.... Even using steam vac in every corner Bug bombs, sprays, just cant find anything . I have no carpet all hardwoods i just dont know what to do!!!!! I have been saying they absoluty are building resistance! I truly am at a loss as to what to do!
I've had the same problem for the past 2 months and thankfully the past week I've seen none and haven't got bit. I used dawn and organic coconut oil on my kitten and pitbull. Washed them 3 times and rubbed the coconut oil on them several times a day so they won't bite scratch their self's. I let them stay in bathroom until I mopped several times and sprayed spectracide bug stop home barrier. Keep in mind I sprayed about 4 times a day. Once in the morning b4 I left house once when I got home, another after dinner and b4 bed. Reminder I had to leave out for a few minutes after I sprayed and I did that a few times a week. Washed all rugs, bedding and towels. And I also have wood floors. Even the vet said the fleas are bad this year and everyone is having a problem. I wish everyone the best.
Thanks for leaving your post open. It was very helpful and enlightening to read ALL the comments and they helped me make a decision as to how to proceed to getting rid of fleas in my house. Good luck to everyone who shares this issue.
I call these traps a "flea circus", ha ! Your traps are good, but I would make two adjustments. One adjustment would be to use an extension with a night light instead of a lamp. For the night light, don't use an LED light bulb, use the light bulbs that get hot, fleas are attracted by the light and it's warmth. You have to remember how fleas can jump pretty high, and if your lamp covers a huge area of the container, the fleas are going to be hitting the lamp instead of falling into the container. The second adjustment I would make to your trap is to use vegetable oil instead of water and soap. I used water and soap at the beginning but the problem with that, is that water evaporates in a couple of days. With vegetable oil on the other hand, you could have the trap set for over a year and the oil will still be there. Oil is also thick, making it a deadly quicksand for fleas. This flea circus does eliminate fleas completely, you have to remember that the fleas lay eggs, lots of eggs. So after you eliminate the fleas, guess what ? The eggs will hatch later on, make it seem like you haven't gotten rid off the fleas. But you are going to be able to eliminate the fleas with this trap using vegetable oil. After days, you are going to start noticing smaller fleas, indicating that you have gotten rid off the adult fleas and now the newly hatched fleas are the ones remaining. I would leave the trap on 24/7, and don't be fooled, when it seems like you got rid off the fleas, don't forget about the eggs, so don't remove the circus trap until you don't see one single flea fall into the trap for a month. I have a cat, so I have to use this flea circus trap every summer. I hope I helped you in anyway, I understand the pain and struggle, stupid fleas are 100 times worse than mosquito's !
EddieNanakase this was super helpful ive never though of using oil instead im on the "second wave" the tiny fleas ive salted the carpets and treated my animal so im gunna use the oil method thank you x
EddieNanakase
Unfortunately, oil of any type will not work. The reason that dish soap works, is because we have to change the the density of the water. When that is changed, that is why the fleas cannot come out of the water. If oil is applied to the water, they will be able to float on top of the water, thus, being able to jump out, and not dying.
All of these things have been tested for years by scientists trying to discover what will take care of the flea situation.
Another interesting fact about fleas, is the fact that you can place a flea in a glass of water for an hour. After an hour you can remove the flea, lay it aside on top of a paper towel, or something else, give it 24 hours, and it will in fact, revive itself.
Fleas do not actually drown, they're only held down in the water giving people the opportunity to flush them down a a water way.
Another study showed that, you could do the same thing with a flea up to 24 hours at the bottom of a container submerged in water. Give them up to 24 hours on a dry surface, and they will revive themselves. I found this astonishing. That's why it's very important that every flea be flushed down a toilet or sink.
D Hoosier I think he's talking oil without water dude
Solar McCoy
Not sure how that'd work.
I know for a fact the water, with a tiny amount of Dawn works. When its not broke,....Why fix it??
Also, I went ahead and purchased a Victor flea trap four days ago.
Yes, that works, too.
But, they're $15 each.
Geeee. The homemade version is best way to go.
They work much better if the container (or possibly bottom) is WHITE.
Ellan Kane
Not sure how that'd work.
I know for a fact the water, with a tiny amount of Dawn works. When its not broke,....Why fix it??
Also, I went ahead and purchased a Victor flea trap four days ago.
Yes, that works, too.
But, they're $15 each.
Geeee. The homemade version is best way to go.
They work much better if the container (or possibly bottom) is WHITE.
I'd like to know how the oil worked.
Another tip is to place a plant beside the trap. The light attracts them, but the plant helps attract them as they are sensitive to carbon dioxide that plants release at night. Dormant flea pupae are particularly sensitive to carbon dioxide, so this may be a great way to catch young fleas before they have a chance to lay eggs. Works for me.
what plant specifically?
you're literally blocking the fleas from the water because you put the lamp way too close
the lamp has to be quite a bit above the water so they will jump into the water. not on the lamp
put it higher
Wow you did a great job with this experiment!! I purchased that little mini version like you suggested and that thing didn’t do anything on a house I used to live in that was infested with fleas in the neighborhood.
Really laughed out at "Let's see what we've got. A moth,.... and 2 fleas. Well that's a bit disappointing" 😂
You may also find the traps draw fles from a larger area if you reduce the temperature in your home. The fleas are atracted to the heat, but if they are comfortable near a reliable food source (you in your bed, kids on the couch Etc.) they will only stray to another heat source if it is more atractive to them. The cooler the environment the further away they will detect the heat source.
Fleas take at least 24 hours to drown.
You have to add a little dish soap after you fill the bowl & swirl it around with your finger. Just a tiny amount of soap. The water should still be clearish and not sudsy. The fleas will drown under a minute in the water with soap solution.
Doesnt the soap kill them before they're able to drown,?
@@migueltigrelazo No. The soap softens the water so that fleas (among other insects) can't stand on the water and they then sink and drown.
“A moth... and two fleas... kind of disappointing...” 😂
That's all I got left in my jeans left pocket 😒....IM BROKE
2 fleas better than none that's 2 fleas dead
sounds like a bar joke
Very good video. I didn't want it to end
Keep up the great work
Using low white plates to put dish soap water in. Putting one in every room will knock out a flea problem quickly.
Also vaccuuming helps
Whoa! Good job! Get a lent roller to get the ones around the bowl! Lol
Also, vacuum the floors every day. Put some diatomaceous earth in the vacuum bag if has bag system. If bagless, just clean it after each vacuuming and seal up trash so the don't jump out. Daily floor cleaning is essential to get the eggs and larva. Do keep diatomaceous in corners. And don't forget to clean under furniture also. Fleas hide in the dark.
We tried the Diatomaceous with no success.
This method REALLY works, as you've showed. When I have to spray, I use Cedarcide. It's made in the USA, is non-toxic to humans and pets and can even be sprayed on a newborn baby. It will even kill spiders and scorpions! It is an indiscriminate killer, however, and should only be used indoors. It's great for traveling with, as you can prevent picking up bedbugs/fleas from hotels/motels that you visit. Make no mistake, those buggers are found in fancy hotels, too. Thanks for posting!
Ahh going to have to quit watching man I'm starting to itch.
+Hydrogrow Me too!
JP Brewer me too😂😂😂😂😂
PEPE!!!!!
That made me laugh ha-ha
yeap im there too time to hit the showers
One time I sealed over my wood floor with polyurethane. Eggs get in the cracks between the boards. It worked
use tea light candles on a plate with your soap mixture your lamp is to close to bowl
+Tiffany Wilson It was too close but it all worked out in the end
Tiffany Wilson ya but that's dangerous for kids and animals
Yes! That's exactly how I make my traps. And battery operated, flameless candles can be used for anyone that may be worried about kids or dogs knocking it over @Rion Buchanan.
@@BenTheBondsman cheap torches work too, you just tie them to a chair leg etc....they may not resolve the problem but they do help a lot x
Tiffany you are cute AF!💯🥰😍
so we had the same problem in a rental house we own. Actually it was only in the office of that house. I thought i did everything including vacuuming, spraying a ton of chemical and even having a pest control company come in. After 2 months we would still see the occasional flea hop on us if we went in that room. I did a ton of research on how fleas live, lay eggs, sprinkle dried blood and flea crap around their eggs and WHY you can't kill them until they hatch. I decided to buy a can of flea killing spray (from Lowe's) and figure out where they were hibernating. I found anything that had the look of flea droppings and wiped and sprayed them all. I also took any pillows, bedding, and anything else that had flea remnants on them and put them in white plastic garbage bags and sprayed the inside of the bags and then sealed them. The fleas are not solely attracted to heat, they also look for movement and vibration to wake them up. Wipe up the nests and that will eliminate the problem. Took me 3.5 hours to fix the problem for good. The bags I filled had hundreds of fleas that hatched and died while sealed. there were so many more fleas than I ever thought. You need to kill the nesting spots.
Also they're attracted to CO2
Big Truck Big RV
What if we don't know where the nest is?
Finding the nest is the fastest way to wipe them out but finding the nest is difficult
how did you find the nest?
Would throwing your bed linens in the hot cycle have killed them as well without chemicals? How did you find the nest??
Good ideal, man dawn dish soap has a lot of uses !
@@colebrown8293 every one lets give him a hand the new troll spelling police !
that's crazy came across your vid cause i have same problem in my house all wood floors i used cold water and soap and within 2 min i got 3. i didn't use a light or anything i just put it close to where we all sit and boom magic love the vid and upon looking at your other vids you got a new sub!
Borax works-- although it can be messy it does work- it dries out the bodies of the fleas and the eggs- spread a box of borax on the floor and use a broom to move it around being sure to get it in all the cracks- leave a week vaccum and then repeat until problem is solved--- hope this helps
Think if you used a plate, more could jump in. Also, cedar oil works well for putting on the wood floors. They hare cedar oil. Most sprays to kills them in yards, has cedar oil.
I received the following recipe from the channel "Veterinary Secrets" as a weekly flea repellent for cats and dogs. Spray it on them lightly then comb it through their fur.
1/2 cup witch hazel with aloe (Thayer's brand)
2 tbsp melted coconut oil
2 ml (40 drops) of Neem oil
2 ml (40 drops) cedarwood essential oil
1 tbsp Castile soap
Mix all ingredients in a 1-cup glass measuring cup then transfer into a small glass spray bottle. I also spray it on my patio door track.
I moved into an apt that had fleas on May 4 2021 that were biting me in the kitchen and on my living room floor that caused inflammation and huge red whelps. I couldn't see the fleas but I had a huge 16 yr old plant that had to sit on the floor to keep from blocking the window light. When I was taking the pot to bathroom to rinse and water I found over one hundred white wiggly things in the saucer to discover they were flea larva. I went into panic over load. I rinse out the saucer and started rinsing the plant with water in the shower. I used my 40% DEET insect repellant on my plant. I had originaly used soapy water because I thought midge flies, biting knats or noseums, were the problems for my rash. Once I discovered the larvae were flea larvae I rushed to store to get diatomaceous earth to cover plant, Black Flag spray for flea and tick even spray for bedbugs and tick and fleas and sprayed floors, furniture, baseboards, closets you name it. I have a bug phobia. I bought flea traps to check out the population and got maybe three fleas then I resprayed everything. I moved the huged plant outside and will divide my Clivia into 4 plants, wash off the soil and respray the soil to make sure all bugs are gone. I am using the Black Flag spray. I will repot the bulbs into 4 smaller pots. Will also spray neq potting soil with alcohol. Plants will not sit on the floor ever again. I hope to move from this dark, moldy, flea riddled place. I was forced to move here and know I have other options. I needed to vent. People check your animals for flea whenever they go outside. They suffer also. Apt managers vacuum your bldg daily and do flea checks since you allow pets. The tenants pay an unrefunded deposit and pet rental for this to be taken care of.
I've recently discovered my house here in southern Louisiana where it's usually warm, wet year round..a flea heaven, my flea hell. My poor dog is INFESTED with fleas, gotten worse & it's Dec. which i thought fleas would die.. NO they're worse 😭 today i take on the task of bathing/flea dipping my fur baby & containing her in a freshly treated area after her bath temp. til I clean/treat her living area. My home is ALL hardwood floors, no throw rugs down thank God... NEVER have i had or seen fleas invade my home carpet/otherwise. I'm BEYOND frustrated, my dog itching non stop even after flea pill at vets & me getting weird itchy new bites on my legs mostly but couple on my arm. watching your video I feel something on bare leg with light on phone I seen it was A FLEA! I NEVER thought they could live as long on hardwood was raised in Wyoming total opposite climates & told carpets worse. watching your video disgusted me cause I'm now having this issue & it's frustrating & gross etc... I see your home in video isn't cluttered dirty etc so you have my attention now lol fleas don't just live in filth as I was taught as a child.. I'm gonna try your tricks in video & see how it plays out. Any other positive feedback please comment. What's min time you leave water out? & do I change water as needed when fleas jump in or wait certain amount of time for it to work better? STILL shocked over hardwood flooring harder to treat than carpet ugh. Praying this works, wish me luck lol
Diatomaceous earth is very cheap (about $8. for a 4lb bag) and effective insect killer. Its nontoxic to people or pets. You can cast it over your lawn and around your carpets, rugs and furniture; leave it for 24 hours and then vacuum carpets and sweep floors. Don't worry, there is plenty left to be effective. Outdoors, even if it rains, the D.E. traces still remain where you cast it.
Sorry it’s late and hope you found a long lasting remedy. My neighbour has a cat and my dog uses the shared garden which I’ve found out this is where she keeps getting the odd flea. I Googled home remedies and Apple Cider vinegar works wonders 50/50 water.. i doused my apartment in every nook and cranny. It’s brilliant for pet skin issues and allergies too. My dogs coat is amazing and so soft and shiny 👍
Did you find a flea solution Tammy?
@@susiearviso3032 it did not work for me and now my vacuum is dead. This powder is a motor killer!
Feel for you, we had a flea infestation for the first time ever my cat was 18 , I didn't know what what was it was.4 weeks of cleaning, hoovering and washing bed clothes, nightmare, it went after 6 cans of flea spray, I thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown. This was December time , I feel you pain.I flea my cat every 3 weeks now with Advantage it works.👍
This year, I put down granules and lightly watered it. I used spray that goes on the water hose. I used a spray you mix in water and use in a sprayer. I used Adams dip on my dogs. Then within the same month after a good rain, I was outside and got 30 on my legs. I checked my dogs and they were infested. Insane. I bought some dip/yard spray that is 4 times the strength and went over the whole yard 3 times. Dipped the dogs a couple of times. Still a few fleas on the dogs. Used coconut oil, apple cidar vinegar, D. Earth, dishwashing soap and still a few fleas. Just worked Vinegar into the fur real good. It's under control now, but I will have to spray again I'm sure when the eggs hatch. Planning to put down this termite treatment in the yard soon. Trying to keep the fleas out of the house too.
That’s crazy how it’s hard to get rid of these things
@@MzCapricorn26 I finally won the flea battle. Monthly flea pills help prevent it as well. I've hardly had an issue the last 3 years. now.
@@johnyracercat Awesome I’m trying to get rid of the problem now first step is these dogs have to go I just can’t take it at first I thought it was mosquitoes biting me from time to time then my husband cousin told us he had an infestation one time how they bit him up I didn’t know they can even survive on hardwood or humans smh I’m so upset this is annoying
@MzCapricorn26 Fog the house and leave for the day. Probably need to do that twice. Make sure the cats are treated if you have any. Treat everything, house, cats, dogs, yard. And the Lifecycle of a flea is 3 weeks, so you need to keep treating for 3-4 weeks straight to get them all. I understand the frustration.
Wash everything and vacuum, throw out the vacuum bag, trash bag, etc.
I am fighting the same thing and here is some things I learned. Mop the entire house with bleach water mix. It doesn't need to be very strong 1- 1/2 oz. to 1 gal. or so. Use the same mixture in a spray bottle to get under appliances. They love hiding under them. Use a safe indoor flea killer to treat sofas and get the fabric covering under them. You can use the bleach mix, but test it first so you don't ruin your furniture. After that, you will have better luck with the water traps. I put Dawn/water mix in a spray bottle and one mist spray on top of the water is enough to trap them and you don't have to stir it that way. Also, white dishes work best for the traps.
Thank you for the bleach and water mix! I will try that!
Alcohol the 91% put in a spray bottle will work then spray your furniture with it ,that way you do not have to worry about the fabric getting bleached.
Diatomaceous earth is very cheap (about $8. for a 4lb bag) and effective insect killer. Its nontoxic to people or pets. You can cast it over your lawn and around your carpets, rugs and furniture; leave it for 24 hours and then vacuum carpets and sweep floors. Don't worry, there is plenty left to be effective. Outdoors, even if it rains, the D.E. traces still remain where you cast it.
does it have to be dawn or any dish soap
what i read the other day said to use tea light candles but that seems to work too and prolly safer but sometime try it with the candle maybe youd have even better results if the problem re occurs
I love the sticky pad idea.. I will be trying that also, in addition to the mixture I already have sitting out
My sister in law used to do this. I had forgot all about it. Thank you for reminding me.
finally got rid of fleas. Nothing but vacuuming and washing floors...and brushing the cat 2-3 times each day with a FLEA COMB! After checking him once or twice a week after the whole ordeal, no bites, no dirt, and no scratching. It changed my outlook on using flea medication...it may be much much more tedious with a regular flea comb, but it can work.
Ugh! My darn dog hates the flea comb. I'll keep trying every day...
I have an infestation every year. I do the water but don't use a light. I use any dish soap, a light colored plastic bowl, like white or bright orange. Works like a charm for me, day or night. The bowls are loaded within a few days. No light necessary.
How long does it take for them to all die? We’ve been having a flea problem inside the house, even tho I only find a few fleas everyday I’m afraid it will keep getting worse, what helps get rid of them indoors? and should I only clean the carpets and wood floors?
The light attracts them because of the heat.
Yea I tried using the soap+ water without lamp too, it works, now Im wondering are they just attracted to water or heat
I wonder if you had the light a bit too close to the water, essentially blocking the water with the light.
I used the simpler design flea traps with sheets of sticky paper and a small light. I got 5 of them and put one in each room to determine the worst areas. If I had used a bowl of water, my cat would drink it. This was a method of measuring our progress in getting rid of these pests. There also was a university paper published on what light frequency worked best to attract fleas.
I doubt your cat drinks soapy water
Use a cookie sheet and move the light slightly higher.
Use a more shallow basin like a paper plate...something that the younger critters can jump into!
I just found this video. I never knew someone could have a flea problem with hardwood flooring, wild. I guess they found something to nest in
They nest under couches, and other darker areas with fabrics, drapes etc
I tried tried this with a regular lightbulb that gets very hot. From Sept to Nov it worked great! Got hundreds. Thought the problem was almost gone. Right before Christmas a horrible infestation hit & have put the same traps all over the house and not caught one! I'm baffled. I stopped letting my cat out in Nov plus she gets flea treatments every 30 days. I have about 200 bites on me & am combing some tiny ones off my cat but she is miserable also. Any ideas why they will no longer work?
Cheryl It turned out that this was not the most effective way to deal with the issue. I ultimately had to use bug bombs
You have to treat every 2 weeks for 3 treatments. You bomb the house and spray the yard and treat the animals. If you don’t do inside and out your defeating the purpose.
Do you have dogs is this the reason for the flea problem I have dogs and I have issues with fleas here in the house I also have hardwood floors throughout
Try not putting the light directly over it. They run from light they just like the heat. I’ve gotten over 100 fleas in 3 days. Also, using a plate with a small candle in the center then put enough water on the plate so it doesn’t spill over. I use salt on my floors and carpet then leave it for a week, It’ll get in all the cracks in the wood floors and work it’s way to the bottom of the carpet and stay there. and dehydrate the flea larvae.
baking soda works too. I vacuum my wood floors just like my carpets.
I made a homemade lavender spray that I use on bedding and everything else daily. They can’t stand the smell. They don’t like Peppermint either so I’m gonna get some peppermint plants.
I do this with a night light plugged in a receptical with a white bowl. Works great..
Agree. 200%. 👏🍎🤗
You need a saucer if your going to use the water or just keep hoovering but frontline is brilliant
Wow..That's a great idea. I can only imagine how bad my bedroom is. I'm giving this a try. Seems like flees are really bad this year!!'
+Jadyn's Mommy How did it turn out for you?
Mr Ben I got a dog and house is all wood floors . How did u get fleas in wood floors ?
Holy crap... Never realized how bad my issue was until I went to the basement to set up the trap. I put the plate down and reached for the cup of water. Before I had a chance to pour there was a flea on the plate! By the time I added the soap there were nearly ten fleas. All within a matter of 30 secs. This, 7 hours after professional treatment using IGR! Holy smokes!
Sounds a lot like my issue, thank God I got it resolved
You can also place a small candle in the center of the pan instead of lights.
Can I use any soap?
can you use the light from a flashlight?
+Andreea P.T i'm not sure if it's the light or the heat that they are attracted to. It would be worth a try
As I Vacuum in the evenings, I get smaller younger fleas. Then, none. I will try the water pan but without the light.
That's awesome the lint rollers Perfect!!! Maybe try a big tote lid or one of those smaller dog pools and just cut it down So that there is only an inch of a lip thank you for these ideas I'm going to try the Tote lid and my ducklings heat lamp!!! 👍🏼
What is the name of the product to mop your floor and how did it do?
Vacuum everyday, mop everyday, clean all bedding everyday, go to do it yourself pest control.
Is there a specific dishwashing soap for this?
Dawn works best
I used any dish washing liquid and it works, mine working in less than an hour and the amount of Fleas that were caught🤒😒
Will Palmolive work? thanks.
Yes, Dawn is the most effective but if it's all you have on hand and just using it for traps it will be just fine. Did you make some traps and how are they doing?
@@roxannewilliams8926 Thanks. I used Palmolive. Not a one. He did not have them that bad I don't think but i will remember this trick for the future.
did you end up getting rid of them all? if not, I have some really really good suggestions.
I did, it took about 3 rounds of bug bombs and yard treatment.
Hey there I'd love to know your great suggestions, thanks so much
BenTheBondsman what kind of yard treatment..?
Big Truck Big RV well I would like to know since my dog just recently had fleas
Lyyit
I see videos like this and I feel so bad for you. We had an awful flea infestation to last summer. We have a dog and 2 cats and it felt like we were at all-out war with the fleas! We tried everything from over the counter sprays, to things like what you are showing here in your vid, to old wives tales. We were desperate. It felt like we were being held hostage by fleas in our own home! I know that sounds over the top but I'm disabled so I was stuck in this house that was being taken over by fleas and I was being bitten as well as my animals. I felt so helpless. We even talked about moving out of our home of over 5 years! We finally decided to try an over the counter medication called Capstar, it's also called FastCaps, PetArmor, CapGuard, etc but essentially it's generic name is called Nitenpyram. It was amazing and worked WONDERS. Pretty much you give it to all the animals in your house and any flea that feeds on your animals will drop dead. The only downside is that it only kills the adult fleas that feed on your animals so it won't kil the larvea or eggs, so what you have to do is give your animals the first dose which will kill all the adults, wait a day or two, give the larvae time to mature and grow into adults then give your animals a second dose, then wait for the eggs to mature and repreat the process....if you do this 3 or 4 times over the course of a couple weeks it should get rid of your infestation. Capstar is expensive if you get it in stores but you can go on eBay and get generic Nitenpyram for a fraction of the cost you'd pay for brand name regardless of the fact that it's the exact same medication. Today I purchased a new supply for the summer on eBay and got 18 capsules for $13.00, whereas if you get it at Walmart you only get 6 pills for like $18 to $20 bucks depending on where u live and the brand you go with. Just by treating our pets with this stuff it got rid of our entire infestation. We didn't even have to treat our house because once all the eggs and larvae hatched the flea would eventually feed on one of our pets and die. The only downside is vacuuming up all the dead fleas for a week or so lol! I really hope this helps somebody. This medication was our lifesaver. I know for a fact it saved us from having to move out of our home and it gave us and our pets peace in our own home again. Now I keep a supply of it on hand (especially during the summer months), and if I see any of my pets start scratching, I give them all a dose and nip it in the butt before it becomes a problem, by doing this we don't even have to use any other flea prevention on our pets. Our vet knows this is how we prevent flea problems in our household with our fur babies and he's fine with it and says it's completely safe.
Thanks for your wonderful comment! How long does it take for the eggs to mature after the second dose? And how do you give it to your pets? In their necks, or oral? Thank you
I saw this experiment on UA-cam a while back and the water was in a shallow plate, not as deep as your dish. Do you think it's harder for them to land in your deeper dish? Try a plate about one cm deep.
Mop the floor with what?
How about mopping with hot water and dawn?
What about putting a piece of white paper underneath the bowl?
Any alternatives to dawn?
Im sure any dish soap would work
Where can I get the fleas, to try this out
You can have mine
Got completely rid mine naturally. I sprayed tobacco juice and they are gone. But I am in Mexico where it grows so it's very cheap.i used about 10 full natural leafs in 3 liters of water.
Yes, have read nicotine kills aphids on roses so why not flees!
Question?? So what if someone else has fleas can they travel to another’s house by you being over there ???
+ashleytoreal absolutely! They will jump onto your clothes and go back home with you and start reproducing at your house, in your car and in your yard. It only takes a few to start an infestation.
Yes
how much dawn dish soap did you use?
+Raven Harper I used about the same amount I would have in a sink of dish water. I don't know the exact amount.
thanks
+Raven Harper I just put it in freely, all over the bottom, then mixed it with my finger
You need more dawn turn the water blue
how do you get a flea infestation?
Dry summers
That works buddy. We have used dawn dish detergent and water before.
Looks like you have a lot of good suggestions in the comments.
We also used a rug doctor and vacuum to suck them up and then clean the machine out or spray the filters with Raid.
Good to see ya brother.
What about apple vinegar
Does it have to be dish soap?
I tried this last night but it didn't work.
It seems genuine, so will try again.
Moth got a little too excited when he saw the lamp
do u need the lamp
it worked for me.
try using raid carpet and flea.
it may be chemicals but its worth it.
A safer option to kill fleas in all stages is to get a dehumidifier and keep it at 40-45%. An issue is if there are too many large gaps in and around your windows and doors it will not work.
the light does help to keep fleas away from you while you sleep .I simply put a bowl of water under a night light wall plug in.ya it sucks I also had to use harsh chemicals because I have wood floors and no carpet.Good video and the sticky tape I thought it would work better( bummer but great idea)
I had fleas for over 12 months and got wooden floor as well through out the entire house, and recently had to get rid of my fathers dog because got sick over it mentally. Seeing a theripists now for axienty, and so on. I gave her to the animal control for a good home because I can't take care of her nomore. My father is diagnosed with an illness and im his caretaker. She digs holes in the backyard, and finds ways to run away and jump in the lake, go into "Do not tresspass swamps" - private property gator lakes. I use to give her showers daily, get her groomed, and bought ton of flea treatments for her, including showering her with baby oil to suffercate the fleas. At times i would keep the baby oil on her for days just to make sure they suffercate if i cant pluck them off her skin. Her furr coat is thick, and its hard to find every little fleas in her skin. She was scratching for over 11 months, and i scratch now constanyly daily even after a fresh shower i go back onto the pc and then mins later i feel something jumping on my knees, and feet. I got a full body red marks on my entire body, and im in pain from this. Been back and fourth to the emergency room, and doctors said get an exterminator and I honestly been through 17 of them in less then a year. When the dog use to run away I use to find her with the help of the police, or fire dept hours later... I had exterminators come out 17 times and i paid $750 each time, and the fleas continue to bite me when I'm sitting down on the pc, and my reaction time is not fast enough to slap my leg, and catch them... They bite me, and hatch more eggs from what I read they consume blood to hatch thousands. I found black pepper dirt all in my mattress for months, and i would vacum everything daily like a maniac, and buy tons of medicines online for furtnature, floors, mop and sweep daily, and nothing seems to work an i dont even have a pet anymore and constantly still sweep and vacum.. I started using the dogs "Vets + Best Flea and Tick Shampoo for my scalpe, arm pits, and below to shower daily with it. The cooling sensation of the pepeprmint soothes my wounds when I rinse off. I'm not sure what to do other then move out of this house all together..
do you ever worry about bringing fleas to work?, i always have a hot shower right before i leave so they arent on me and i just cross my fingers when i leave but im sure im not alone in this thanks for the vid man, i got 3 of these bowls around my house and its time to order more lamps
+Mr Goldfish I actually wound up with an issue in car because they were all over my clothes. I don't think a hot shower even touches them. I had to bomb the car, it was bad.
sorry to hear that man. i guess i was lucky and maybe my case was just a wake up call. if you have any questions let me know, but pretty much everything we need to know is on the net
Try a shallower pan it works better...like a pie pan about 1".
I used dawn dish soap or pert plus on my pets then flea combed them I swear it worked. I did it twice. Then I used frontline. All bedding needs to be bagged or on high high heat in dryer. Mattress I sprayed w Lysol not sure but I don’t have fleas now. Also rugs I vacuumed then sprayed disinfectant on them too. I bleached the basement floors and bathroom and pine sold the wood floors. I also bagged kids stuffed animals for a month. It’s a lot of work but worked for us. I have 3 cats and 2 dogs. I also now use monthly preventative which I wasn’t a fan of but I found they suffered more w fleas then chance of reaction which they didn’t have anyway. Oh on my cats I used Tevravet and dogs frontline plus. Both have been working as a preventative.
Saw the eat up cats necks and would not do that
Does any other dish soap work?
Yes all dish soap does is trap them so any dish soap will work.
You came to the right conclusion having to bug bomb the place. The fleas you catch have left eggs like 3 days prior so you gotta get those too. Ive had fleas a couple times.
I just carried around tape so i could stick any i saw or that jumped on me until I had the exterminator come out
hey I found out that if you put a little bit of garlic into your pets food that it will kill fleas if this true?
+Kabrina Corso I've heard that but not sure I would want to test it out.
pretty sure garlic is deadly to cats and dogs.
that might kill your cat...
Fleas go towards vibration most, put a old cell phone under it with vibration alarm set to every 10 mins
Yrs, I heard that fleas steal attracted to vibrations like a person or pet walking by. They start jumping.
i have a homeless cat that goes under my house have wood floors throught too. I am gonna try this as I woke up feeling like i was some bugs lunchable.. Thanks for the tips
you gotta buy an animal trap, and relocate that cat to a neighborhood 45 minutes away from your house
@@sreckohorvat2298 I don't have the heart to do that I tried.. I been feeding it and it has become my outside cat now.
Try giving him a capstar every week or so. Kills all the fleas on him for 24 hours, and eventually gets rid of most fleas.
You need a regular plastic plate with dawn and water. With light with a bendable head. It works. Takes time to kill then. You need to vacuum everyday. It works.
This was fun to watch and i don't even have a flea problem. I just hate fleas!!!!!
I agree I won't use flea bombs or chemicals I will try this out Thankyou 😊👍
Bug Stop sprayed on the baseboards will do miracles.
Blue dawn, right?
I believe this would have been much more effective if you had the water in something not so deep. More like half inch deep baking pan. Make sure the water is a lot more soapy as well. The dish soap is what kills them. Don't put the light so close either because that's too hot for them. They want to go where it's warm not hot. They are attracted to light, because they know that's where you find warmth. With light shining on it from 3 feet should be sufficient. Also, with sticky pads. Instead of glue, spray the soapy water all over the pads. Try to cover a bigger area around the pan with the pads. I'm willing to bet that the numbers would at least double.
*They'll jump in the water & DIIIIEEE!"*
that made me laugh..
It works
BenTheBondsman Does it have to be Dawn or will any name brand.do???
@@shellyhomman1541 u can use Palmolive! But i and most people who have used this remedy for years would agree Dawn dish soap is the best. especially washing your dogs. first scrub them down with Dawn and let sit for 3-5min, Rinse them off and then use whatever brand dog shampoo you been using. i would recomend( Four in one) calming formula.the brand is made by (WAHL) mixing dog shampoo with Lavender chamomile mix to conditioner hair. it works great and your dog will be vedy happy and smooth.👍
@@royparker2546 Dawn doesn't develop the residue other brands like Palmolive leaves after sitting for 2 or 3 days. If you put Dawn in one and Palmolive or cheap stuff in another, the Dawn solution will still look cleaner but the other one will look cloudy and have strings of egg white looking streaks.
Sweetheart they will jump into the water if he put more soap in it the lamp heats the water acting like warm bidy heat when they get into the soapy water they get stuck thats all the soap and lamp are for but his whole house is infested bad .when you can literally see them on the floor like that its bad .hes just to damn cheap to want to pay for bombs or an exterminater .ill be damb if i live in a house full of fleas or any other kind of bugs that bad .i hate bugs in my home i gues you could say im a clean nut .
Sprinkle Lots off salt leave on over nite. It works. I've done it.
D Hamilton do you see the dead fleas on the floor in the morning? Thanks
I'm giving this a try , and I don't have any pets along with that I live in a studio apartment so I figure I have a 100% chance winning the war
This year in the summer of 2019 none of those anti flea medications are really working. I have three cats and those medications are very expensive ! I have used several of those several times. I worry about my cats" health and cats" liver trying to cleanse themselves of all those chemicals which accumulate month after month year after year. I think this year anti flea medication is not working for the same reason that antibiotics are not working. I think insects are building up resistance toward the insecticides. 😕😣
Having same issue, would there be any other to get rid of fleas not by washing them?
I have 9 cats had a dog visitor got infested. It's a battle but I am winning. It past I tried everything. You got to hit the whole house and cats at same time. Capstar pills work to kill all fleas in 24 but are expensive but got 50 Quick-Caps flea pills for 18.50 on ebay. That's dirt cheap and they work safely. 1 pill per cat. No need to bath them. I been giving them weekly. As for the house I tried every kind on the market. Enforcer works not bad but a big can of Raid Ant and Roach spray wipes them out. Fleas built a tolerance to flea sprays! Vacuum well prior and bag and seal what u suck up or put down toilet. Use little dawn in soapy water in white dish under a night light to show if you are winning. No need for a lamp. They just like light. Last I checked I had 2 fleas and none on cats, no itching fur grown back. No scabs on allergic cats to fleas. Trust me it's a battle that can be won. With 9 cats and a 3 level house I know. Good luck guys!
im going crazy been battiling it for six months nothing works!! definatly be careful we used Hartz on our 5 mth old kitten and 5 hrs later and 650$ FROM EMRGENCY VET where she went into seizures nearly killed her! Weve bought Seresto collars which very one said which was 75 a cat and dog!! NOTHING! wash them daily with dawn..NOTHING! have a 2 grand kirby vac i vac everything with . Spread Diatamaceous earth everywhere . did this with dish soap bowls everywhere...NOTHING!!! Im losing my mind!! Nothing is working over the counter meds,collars, pills, Vet treatments absolutly nothing is working! Now its to the point where they are just everywhre whereas before it was just on animals.... Even using steam vac in every corner Bug bombs, sprays, just cant find anything . I have no carpet all hardwoods i just dont know what to do!!!!! I have been saying they absoluty are building resistance! I truly am at a loss as to what to do!
I've had the same problem for the past 2 months and thankfully the past week I've seen none and haven't got bit. I used dawn and organic coconut oil on my kitten and pitbull. Washed them 3 times and rubbed the coconut oil on them several times a day so they won't bite scratch their self's. I let them stay in bathroom until I mopped several times and sprayed spectracide bug stop home barrier. Keep in mind I sprayed about 4 times a day. Once in the morning b4 I left house once when I got home, another after dinner and b4 bed. Reminder I had to leave out for a few minutes after I sprayed and I did that a few times a week. Washed all rugs, bedding and towels. And I also have wood floors. Even the vet said the fleas are bad this year and everyone is having a problem. I wish everyone the best.
Boil lemon, let it cool put it in spray bottle and go to town
just have a container with less high of a lip, those fleas aorund it cant jump over the lip cause its too high.
You had the light too close to start with . Now they can jump in without the lite in the way
Try using a shallow dish like a cookie sheet it will be easier for them to jump in.
i think the plate should be more shallow
That's what I thought too. They we're trying to get in but hitting the sides
Yeah. He just needs a shallow bowl. And he should use dawn dish soap. It'll help
+Reshme I use a lid to a cool whip bowl
Did you eat all the cool whip
+Reshme The height didn't seam to be an issue