How to Exterminate Fleas with Borax

Winter fleas thrive inside the warm confines of a heated home. Just one family pet can create a flea infestation that requires a complete extermination of fleas from the home. Chemical pesticides work, but they harm the environment. Borax is a natural mineral that kills fleas where they live. Borax works by absorbing into the fleas to kill them. Borax is safe to use but not safe to ingest in large quantities. Eradicate fleas with Borax then promptly clean the treated area thoroughly before allowing pets and children access into the room.

Things You'll Need

• Borax (20 Mule Team)
• Gloves (rubber)
• Salt (Kosher)
• Bowl
• Spoon (tbsp)
• Vacuum

Instructions

1. Put on your rubber cleaning gloves and grab a bowl when you want to exterminate fleas with Borax. Mix up a batch of Borax flea control treatment in the plastic bowl. Add ten ounces of Borax to four ounces of salt. This is enough Borax flea control to exterminate fleas with Borax over treat two hundred and fifty square feet of carpeting, upholstery, bedding materials, or utility flooring.

2. Spread the mixture out over carpet and upholstery evenly when you exterminate fleas with Borax. The blend with have enough powder and crystalline parts to cover the entire area with a thin layer of Borax material. This is enough to kill fleas quickly after coming in contact with them. push the mix into the carpet fibers where the problem is worst.

3. Wait one hour before you bring a vacuum in to clean up after the treatment to exterminate fleas with Borax. The room must be cleaned entirely before allowing pets and children back in the room as usual. Borax in large quantities can be toxic, and lethal. A treatment like this will not have an adverse affect on residents of a home if the home is properly clean afterwards. Follow a clean routine and you can exterminate fleas with Borax naturally.

4. Empty the vacuum bag that contains the remains of the Borax and the fleas immediately. It is a good idea to seal the bag so that none of the captured pests can escape to infest another part of your home or yard. When you exterminate fleas with Borax, wipe out the inside of the vacuum cleaner and resume normal activities. Check for a problem again in seven days and repeat the treatment one more time if needed.

Tips & Warnings

• Borax is a great product that has hundreds of uses. Killing fleas with Borax is just the tip of the iceberg. You can kill fleas, exterminate fleas, protect your garden, treat wood, and so much more. My tip is to go and get 20 Mule Train Borax and find out how many uses you can find for it in your home.

• Borax is toxic in concentrated levels. Ingestion of high doses Borax can cause death. Contact a poison control center if ingestion occur, call a veterinarian if the ingestion occurs with a pet.

Resources

• Fear of Fleas Leads to Overkill