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By rkayne
get rid of fleas organically in the whole house!
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So you have gotten the fleas off the Dog and Cat, how will you keep them from getting infested again? Get rid of them in the entire house, is how. Cheap and Easily. Organically.
First thing you need to do is get some Borax Powder, there are some very good, cheap name brands. 20 Mule Team is my personal favorite. You may need to ask where it is if it is not by the laundry detergents. Borax is a white, calcified mineral that comes off the Playa's (dried seasonal lakes) and the uses vary, you can even find it used like salt in some ways, such as French Caviar. Mostly it is used as a mild detergent for laundry but one of it's uses is that it makes a great natural insecticide.
Vacuum it all up. The fleas go with the borax :D
Do this a couple days to weeks later (depends on the conditions about hatching, they could hatch in 2 days or 14) and you will be flea free!
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fearlessfox said
on 10/23/2007 I'm allergic to pesticides and found this article very helpful! I have a little dog and she picks them up and brings them in, so I keep my house like a meatlocker and the fleas don't multiply or stay, but one gets in bed with us occasionally and this idea is excellent for me! Thank you.
rkayne said
on 10/22/2007 LOL, it had gotten 'misplaced' so that is why I commented :D
Injacop said
on 10/19/2007 RKayne, I don't know why you are questioning whether this is your article, but this is sure a help to me! I have 3 dogs and 1 cat, and it is the cat that brings the fleas into the house. Up until now I have had to use those flea powders, which smell awful and I don't like putting chemicals on my animals or my carpets. I think this was a great "How to" article!
rkayne said
on 9/6/2007 This is my article?!?
lynnmarie said
on 8/15/2007 yes good ideas! thanks! i tried the Borax and salt together at the same time, and it has really helped. i think the animals bedding is the hardest to kill. i noticed a remarkable decrease in biting and scratching after a day or 2.