Flea infestation since July: I can't take it anymore
I have a flea infestation since July 25. I had a few pest controller over and I spent a fortune on them - with no success. Then I spent hours, weeks, month researching, reading vetmed studies on flea repellents and flea killers. I know a lot about them but still can't get rid of them.
Unfortunately my flat has an underfloor heating, I vacuum every day, I wash my bedcloth every 3 days, I shower (I don't have pets, therefor they go after me.
Last week I emptied my closets, I'm washing all my cloth although I can't dry them in a tumble dryer. After vacuum cleaning and washing the floors I used 3 foggers and sprayed underneath my sofa and my closetes.
All my belongings are packed in plasticbags and stored on my terrace.
Unfortunately I realized that every time I go outside to get something I am pricked. I can't see them, they are very fast. Sometimes I have marks of 3 stiches in a row, sometimes it's only one stich (like in my face) and the do prick through cloth.
I kindly would like to know what to use for outside treatment. I live in Austria/Europe and can't get hold of stuff from USA (not even on Amazon).
I do use oils like cinnamon and others to repell them,
Please help me if you can as I am very burdened!
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Aerosol sprays are recommended instead of foggers, which will allow you to direct sprays under beds and other furniture, as well as cracks and crevices that foggers may be unable to reach. Use one with an insecticide that contains both an adulticide to kill adult fleas and an insect growth regulator to kill the eggs, larvae, and pupae.
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Purchase a cheap steam cleaner and employ steam cleaning on your fabric, upholstered items, and any carpet in your home very thoroughly and very frequently. Of course, you want to test your steamer in a specific area first and make sure it's not going to cause any sort of discoloration. But steam cleaning will probably be the most effective non-professional method of removing fleas.
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I would recommend diatomaceous earth, which is an algae-based product. Essentially, it's like a desiccant, so it's a very sharp drying powder, and you can put it anywhere inside or outside, because it's food grade. It essentially physically kills the fleas by cutting up their exoskeletons. So, if you can, get yourself into a routine of putting down diatomaceous earth. Your house is going to look like a dustbowl, which is not going to be fun, but it will be organic, and it will be completely safe.
If you vacuum up the flea eggs, wash everything, and keep diatomaceous earth down for about two weeks (because there's a lifecycle associated with eggs and adults and you kind of have to wait out for all of them to hatch), you should probably be able to get rid of the fleas yourself.
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If you vacuum up the flea eggs, wash everything, and keep diatomaceous earth down for about two weeks (because there's a lifecycle associated with eggs and adults and you kind of have to wait out for all of them to hatch), you should probably be able to get rid of the fleas yourself.
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