Fleas are tough to get rid of. You have to treat the indoor environment, outdoor environment, and the pet at the same time. Fleas, like butterflies, make a cocoon before emerging as a disease spreading, allergy creating, anemia causing pest. The sprays one weakness is that it can't penetrate the cocoon. Pupated fleas can take up to seven months to hatch. You need to have flea control on your pet(s) to kill these new fleas as they emerge.
Vacuuming frequently will encourage hatching. The vibration causes hatching. These hatching fleas do not mean that this product has failed. These new fleas are not able to reproduce, that's the nylar in the spray. It effects the development of the exoskeleton of the flea. It's too soft to get out of it's egg. TMI?
These new fleas are "self limiting" and last around 30 days. This is why the pet topical flea control is an essential part of the treatment for flea infestation.
After you vacuum when using knockout, make sure you throw away the bag or wash the bag-less canister. I went as far as spraying mine with a little knockout after washing it with hot soapy water.
Flea Statistics to encourage you to kill all the fleas:
For every one flea you see, statistically there are 100 more in the environment! The adult stage is found primarily on the pet. Only 5% of the fleas in your environment are in the adult stage. 10% are in the pupated stage, 35% larvae, and 50% in the egg stage. One flea can lay up to 2,000 eggs in a life time.
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Went to my mothers house for dinner. Her living room rug was loaded with fleas. Got the virbac and sprayed the carpet. Not a flea was jumping afterwards. The following Sunday though, the fleas were back. Honestly, I think she just had a major infestation. She ended up calling a professional service. They treated, but the following Sunday she still had fleas. Fleas are extremely hard to get rid of. A one-time treatment does not work. Please correct me if I'm wrong.Best Deals for Virbac Knockout E.S. Flea/Tick Spray
I used this spray last summer to control a heavy flea infestation, and I purchased it again, so I would say I am reasonably happy with it.Pros:
It doesn't have a horrible odor, and what it does have, goes away quickly.
It's more non-toxic than most flea sprays
It is supposed to control fleas for 6 months.
One can does about 4 rooms with heavy spraying.
I liked the aerosol can much better than a "bomb" type, because you can get under things, however, then you inevitably breathe in some of the product.
Cons:
You really want to HEAVILY CLEAN before spraying. You also want to spray every surface, including under beds and couches. If you don't do this, you aren't going to get all the fleas.
Fleas will still be seen for a while after using this product. It kills them, but new ones hatch, and then it takes awhile for the breeding cycle to get interrupted. Don't be dismayed.
OF COURSE you want to get your animals and people out of the house for a few hours until the smell settles. If you have birds, (which I do) leave them out of the house for 24 hours. (It was summer, so I used a safe place to put them outside).
You really need to spray the whole house at once. I wasn't able to do this, so had less effective control, but I could tell a big difference after a few weeks.
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