Many people want to control fleas but do not want to use flea control products that have harsh chemicals or that may give their pet bad side effects. Not only is the pets health at stake here, but using such things as flea bombs and certain flea sprays can actually cause harmful side effects for the pet owners.
Simple Methods To Control The Fleas
One of the simplest methods that I can think of that really is effective is using the common table salt. Yes that’s right, the same salt that you eat can be very effective in controlling a flea infestation. Fleas are naturally attracted to the salt and tend to eat as much of it as they can handle. They are used to the salt in the pets blood as well, so it is not a total foreign substance to them. When the flea ingests the salt, it will eventually become dehydrated. If you are a flea living in a house, it is not easy to get to a water source, this leaves the flea to become dehydrated and die.
How To Use This Method
Generally you want to lay down a good amount of salt in each room and apply more salt in the corner areas as well as the baseboard areas of the home. Salt will actually fall into the cracks right into the flea nests. The one good thing about the salt in high traffic areas is that the more you walk on the salt, the farther down it will be pushed into the rug. When the salt is pushed deep into the rug, it will last for a very long time, even after repeated vacuums and will not be on the surface areas, this is good because the salt will not have the abrasiveness effects of wear and tear on your carpet.
Post Salt Cleanup
Cleanup really is simple after you have salted your floor. You must vacuum really good in all of the areas that you have laid the salt down. One common mistake that people make is not cleaning the vacuum cleaner out good enough after they have vacuumed. Flea eggs can actually hatch inside of your vacuum cleaner and be spread naturally by the winds that your vacuum gives off. Using the common table salt that most of us eat with our meals can be a great natural way that you can control a flea outbreak in your home. It’s simple and effective, yet you must take a few simple measures to get the most of out this process. The simplest and yet most important part of the process is cleaning your vacuum cleaner after vacuuming. Pretty simple if you ask me!