How to Kill Fleas With Talcum Powder
Although there are many commercially sold products which kill fleas, many of them contain chemicals which may not be environmentally friendly, safe for use around small children or safe to use on young pets. Talcum powder or baby powder is an environmentally friendly, safe product which can be used to smother and kill fleas. If you do not have talcum powder, use baking soda instead. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Sprinkle talcum powder generously over a carpet or animal with fleas. Cover the entire surface area with the powder so that the fleas have nowhere to hide. Talcum powder smothers the fleas and they die.
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Leave the talcum powder alone for 48 hours.
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Remove the talcum powder. If the powder was placed on a carpet, use a vacuum cleaner to vacuum away any powder. Immediately dispose of the remnants or vacuum cleaner bag so that any remaining eggs do not hatch in your home. If the powder was placed on an animal, bathe the animal to remove the powder and dead fleas. Repeat the process until all the fleas are killed.
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Comments
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such a great solution, thank you :-) After sprinkling the talc on my dog the fleas are dead...yay!
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The talcum powder treatment works. I don't even vacuum it up, I leave it, as it is swept into a freshly vacuumed rug, and it does not show on light colored carpet anyway. I use it on my stairs, bedrooms and even on the linoleum floor, lightly. I spread it around with a broom, but the container it comes in works well as a "puffer" and fairly well distributes a light cloud of the powder over an area. Even shaken, it works well into rugs and makes the room smell nice. I have cats that go outside, I live in Florida, and you can imagine. But with the powder, there are no more fleas OR ants. Follow ant trails with this stuff and they will disappear. You can also see them dying right in the powder. Much nicer than diatomacious earth, which works well but will mess up a vacuum cleaner in large amounts. DE is good for the outdoors and out of the way crevices. Don't breath any powders, regardless. I puff the room then close the door until the dust settles in about an hour or so. For open spaces, I shake and spread with a broom. Cheap talcum powder can be bought at the dollar store. It loses its smell after a day or so.
