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Flea infestation yard treatment.
You need to get rid of fleas on your pets first before you move on to the yard.
If you treat just one the fleas will jump to your other pets and the infestation will continue.
Bathing is unfortunately not enough to stop a flea infestation.
After the bath comb your pet with a flea comb.
Remember that you might find them in more than one area of the yard so you need to make sure every flea infestation is found and taken care of.
This is how you get rid of fleas in the yard for good.
Oral and topical applications start protecting your pet before the flea population begins to increase during the warmer months of flea season.
Apply extra treatments to damp areas that are protected from sunlight such as crawl spaces.
Itching is a telltale sign of a flea infestation.
Other fleas in the environment may jump back onto your pet once they are dry.
Treating the yard with an adulticide followed later by an igr is the fastest permanent solution to a flea infestation.
Treating all the animals in your home as well as their environment is the best way to get rid of fleas.
It is important to follow the bath with medication as well.
However if your family pet has fleas it s likely that your yard house and furniture will be targeted next.
Reapply flea sprays after rainstorms according to manufacturer s instructions.
Before you begin flea treatment in the yard.
This spray weighs 32 ounces per bottle and it comes with a performing spray head for your convenience.
You ll also want to use a flea comb every time your pet is treated for fleas.
You may even spot the little jumpers.
Many flea control treatments only need to be applied once a month or once every few months.
Regular watering and lawn maintenance combined with a healthy dose of sunshine should prove effective in controlling fleas in your yard.
Mississippi state university extension notes that although the application of flea control granules is easier than applying sprays they don t work as well.
And while you re talking to your veterinarian about safe yard treatment options make sure you also ask about appropriate flea preventatives for your pet.
Concentrate the treatments in areas frequented by your pets including doghouses.