Itchy bites around your ankles, pets scratching non-stop and tiny dark insects jumping from the carpet are all signs of fleas. Even after you’ve treated your cat or dog, fleas can keep appearing for weeks, because most of the problem is hiding in your carpets, sofas, pet beds and floorboards. Gloucester Pest Controllers provides professional whole-home flea treatments across Gloucestershire that deal with every stage of the flea life cycle, so the bites stop for good.
The most common flea in UK homes is the cat flea, which lives just as happily on dogs and will readily bite people. Fleas usually arrive on pets, but they can also come from wildlife such as hedgehogs, foxes and nesting birds, from rodents in the loft, or from a previous occupant’s pets.
To get rid of fleas, every stage of their life cycle has to be tackled:
Only a small share of the fleas in a home are on the pet at any one time. The rest are eggs, larvae and pupae in the house itself, which is why treating pets alone rarely works.
This is also why so many people are bitten soon after moving into a home that’s been empty. Dormant pupae wait in the carpets, then hatch all at once when new occupants arrive.
Signs of fleas: small itchy bites, often around the ankles; pets scratching or grooming more than usual; tiny dark insects jumping when disturbed, often seen against white socks; and black specks (flea dirt) in pet bedding that turn reddish on damp tissue.
Before your visit, we’ll ask you to vacuum all floors, rugs, sofas and pet beds thoroughly, clear toys and clutter off the floor and wash pet bedding on a hot cycle. Your pets should be treated with a vet-recommended product around the same time.
Your technician then applies a professional residual insecticide to carpets, rugs, floorboards, skirting boards and under furniture. Our products include an insect growth regulator, which stops eggs and larvae developing into adults and keeps working for weeks after treatment. Most homes need only one visit. Heavy infestations, or properties that have stood empty for a long time, may need a second.
You’ll need to keep people and pets out of treated areas for a few hours until the surfaces are dry.
We make flea treatment simple, safe and effective.
It’s normal to see a few fleas for two or three weeks afterwards. These are new adults emerging from protected pupae, and they die when they touch the treated surfaces. To help:
Fleas are a common problem between tenancies, especially when previous tenants kept pets. We provide fast end-of-tenancy and pre-tenancy flea treatments across Gloucestershire, with a written report for your records, so new tenants can move in with confidence.
Fleas are one of the most common call-outs we receive, especially in late summer and early autumn when numbers peak. Our technicians know that a good result depends as much on preparation and aftercare as on the treatment itself, so we take the time to explain both clearly.
We use professional products with an insect growth regulator that keeps working long after we leave, and we treat every area where fleas develop, not just the rooms where you’ve noticed bites. If fleas are coming from wildlife or rodents rather than pets, we’ll help you find and deal with the source. You’ll always get a clear price before we start, and a friendly local team you can call with any questions afterwards.
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