Important carpet flea treatment reminder:
The summer time is when fleas like to breed in warm conditions but this problem can easily be found in a domestic home carpet.

Habitat – how fleas choose a home:
Fleas can live on any warm-blooded animals but can also be found living on humans and domestic animals. When fleas are not feeding on a host, they are mainly active in communal rooms where pets sleep. Fleas and eggs can be usually found in soft furnishings and carpets, pet bedding, clothes and upholstery furniture.

Why are fleas more common in summer:
Perfect temperatures for fleas is between 21-29⁰C in the UK, more common during the summer months around June to August. Humidity for fleas is also quite important, the moisture is needed for their eggs to hatch.

Lifespan and mating:
The average lifecycle for fleas is in four stages: egg, larva, pupa and imago (adult). Depending on changing atmospheric conditions the stages can take between two weeks and up to eight months to finally complete the process.

How to prevent fleas in your carpets:

Pet maintenance – apply approved flea products to your pet on a regular basis.

Walks – when returning home, always brush out your pet’s fur and wipe or remove footwear.

Vacuuming – Regular vacuum the carpet areas, area rugs and where your pet frequents, especially around any upholstery and furniture that is used by your pet.

How to get rid of fleas:
Before using any approved relevant insecticide treatment for your carpets, clear floor space to ensure that treatment is as thorough as possible. Vacuuming all carpet areas helps to remove any eggs, pupae larvae and adult fleas. The vibration of the vacuum cleaner machine can also help stimulate adults to hatch from their cocoon stage, thus making it easier to destroy with flea insecticides.
This will also help greatly improve the chance of penetrating down to the base of the carpet fibres where fleas usually live and breed.

Wipe Away Clean carpet cleaners can implement additional carpet flea treatment which can suppress and help remove any hatched and unhatched fleas. However, if an infestation (large quantity) is found then any competent carpet cleaning company would highly recommend contacting a professional pest management control company.