Fleas

Fleas

Flea Control for Homes & Businesses

Fleas are very common in New Zealand, particularly cat fleas. They generally come from outside and can affect all types of flooring, including wooden floors. You also don’t need to have pets to get fleas inside your home or business. PPS provides professional flea control for homes and businesses across the Bay of Plenty and Central North Island.

Why Fleas Appear After You’ve Been Away

It’s common to come home to fleas after locking the house up and going away, such as over Christmas, due to the steady temperatures inside. Adult fleas wait in their cocoons until vibration, heat and movement trigger them to emerge – so they often appear soon after you walk back in the door.

The Flea Life Cycle

  • Four stages: Fleas develop from egg, to larva, to pupa (cocoon), to adult.
  • Fast or slow: Depending on conditions, the full life cycle can take anywhere from two weeks to eight months.
  • Triggered to hatch: Adult fleas emerge when they detect vibration, heat, pressure or carbon dioxide from people and pets nearby.
  • Small but tough: Adult fleas are usually around 3mm long, with flat, shiny, tough bodies that let them move through hair without being dislodged.

How We Get Rid of Fleas Safely

Interior Treatment

  • Floor treatment: We treat the floor area of the affected home or business.
  • Prep and aftercare: You’ll need to do some minor prep and aftercare, and we’ll provide a list before your treatment.
  • Vacate for 6 hours: Everyone, including pets, must leave the property for 6 hours following treatment.
  • Allow two weeks: Remaining eggs need around two weeks to hatch and be affected by the treatment, so you may see fleas right up until this point.

Exterior Treatment

  • Targeted outdoor areas: We treat flea-prone areas outside, as recommended by your technician.

Our Flea Control Guarantee

Our treatment is effective for several weeks to stop the breeding cycle – and it’s guaranteed! As long as you follow all our recommendations, we guarantee our treatment. Let us know if you’re still seeing any fleas after 3 weeks.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! We carefully select the products we use, and our technicians are highly trained in application and take all safety precautions. Please let us know if there are kids or pets onsite, as we’ll go over some extra precautions with you.

Flea bombs don’t treat floor areas directly and have little effect on eggs. Our professional treatment is effective for several weeks to stop the breeding cycle – and it’s guaranteed.

Fleas generally come from outside, so you don’t need to have pets to get fleas inside your home or business.

Flea eggs take around two weeks to hatch and be affected by the treatment, so you may see fleas right up until the 2-week point. If you’re still seeing fleas after 3 weeks, let us know.

Everyone, including pets, needs to vacate the property for 6 hours following treatment.

Flea bites usually go away on their own after a few days, and you should avoid scratching them as this can make them worse. If you get a rash around the bite, see your healthcare provider. Fleas can also carry tapeworms, so it’s important to treat an infestation quickly.
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