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How to Get Rid of Fleas Without Harmful Chemicals

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Get Rid of Fleas Without Harmful Chemicals
Get Rid of Fleas Without Harmful Chemicals

Get rid of fleas using a home remedy that causes no harm to anyone

Difficulty: Easy
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  1. Step 1

    Fleas can get to be a hassle when everytime you sit down they crawl or jump on you. Any time you have a problem with them you need to act on it fast. The quicker you get to it the faster you can get it under control.

  2. Step 2

    You take a spray bottle fill it half way up with dish detergent, then fill the other half with water. Shake it up really good to make sure all the dish detergent mixes with the water. Next you simply take it through your house and spray every piece of carpet you have until it is damp. When completed give the room about an hour to dry then either vacuum or just let it sit the way it is.

  3. Step 3

    What the solution does is simply covers the fleas and the dishdetergent gets over the fleas and starts to smother them. Depending on how bad you flea infestation is depends on how many times youll have to repeat the process. But this is the simplest and safest way to get rid of them without and kind of chemicals that could harm animals or children.

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  • The more you use the more effective it is

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on 8/28/2009 attracted to moisture yet this suffocates them in a matter of seconds. It kills quickly and easily. I myself have used this method and I no longer have a fle problem.

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on 8/4/2009 Fleas are attracted to moisture so I don't see how this will ultimately eliminate the pest population. If anything they may poliferate more.

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