Fleas are wingless, bloodsucking insects in the order Siphonaptera. While most people have seen or even encountered a flea at some point in their life, few know about their anatomy. This is probably due to the fact that a typical flea…
#1 Reason to Keep Your Home Flea Free Fleabites can cause massive irritation and itching in humans and in pets as well. However, while the itchy annoyance is one good reason people try to prevent fleas from infesting a home…
All Fleas Annoy, But Some Kill When fleas bite on humans, they leave behind a string of little, annoyingly itchy red welts. If they are itchy enough, the human scratches the welts, which can lead to added soreness and swelling….
Fleabites or Other Bites? Handling a flea infestation is one thing, but preventing and treating fleabite son humans is another thing entirely. Not only are fleabites annoyingly unpleasant, but they can sometimes cause major illnesses, which is why it is…
Further Your Fight Against Fleas In our last few posts, we covered a few facts that you probably didn’t know about fleas. This information included facts about how they live, why they are so difficult to get rid of, and…
Understanding Your Enemy They say that knowledge is power, and in the case of controlling flea infestations and preventing fleabites, understanding everything you can about the species and how it reacts to certain environments, chemicals, and natural treatments is indeed…
Prevent Flea Infestations in the Home Our last post talked about how to make a flea repellant spray with lemon and various essential oils. Today, we are looking at a few other natural items with which you can make natural…
Beware of Toxic Ingredients Pretending to be Natural Products As the title of this post suggests, are you certain that the ingredients you are using in your pest repellant is as “all-natural” as the label claims that it is? While…
The FDA Says Chemical Pesticides are Safe… Are they really? Every pet owner has had to deal with fleas at one point or another, but if you are one of those lucky owners who have yet to experience “fleabite fallout”…
Building on our last post about preventing fleas naturally, we wanted to continue by going over the different treatments, their toxicity, and some natural remedies you can use instead. Toxic Chemicals Found in Some Repellants Unfortunately, while the following chemicals…