Fleas

– Look for tiny dark moving specks on pets.
– Find itchy red bites on ankles and legs.
– Check pet bedding and carpet edges for eggs.

Simultaneous pet treatment (veterinarian-prescribed product) and indoor IGR + adulticide spray to all floor surfaces; yard treatment of pet-resting areas; vacuuming to stimulate pupal emergence. You must treat the pet and the home at the same time. If you skip one, the fleas just come right back. A pro treats floors and the spots pets rest outside. Vacuuming often helps pull the hidden young fleas out.

We treat pets with vet-approved medicines first. Then we spray home, carpet, and yard with growth blocker.

– Keep pets on year-round veterinarian-prescribed flea prevention.

– Vacuum carpets, furniture, and baseboards weekly during infestation and dispose of bags promptly.

– Wash pet bedding in hot water (60°C+) weekly.

– Treat outdoor areas where pets rest — under decks, along fences — with yard spray.

– Limit wildlife (feral cats, opossums, raccoons) access to yard to reduce flea introduction.

– Keep pets on year-round flea medicine from vet.

– Wash pet bedding weekly in hot water.

– Vacuum carpets and furniture often and empty bag.

– Limit wildlife access to yards near creeklines.

Pet bedding, carpeting, upholstered furniture, and yard areas frequented by pets or wildlife; larvae develop in organic debris at the base of carpet fibers and in soil. Fleas ride in on pets and wildlife. They drop eggs into carpets, bedding, and soft furniture. The young fleas grow down in the carpet fibers. Shady yard spots where pets rest are breeding grounds too.

Fleas are common in Austin yards with pets. They hide in pet bedding, carpets, and shady spots.