How to get rid of fleas with folk remedies?

Both humans and pets are familiar with small blood-sucking parasites called fleas. As you know, they cannot fly, but they jump well, therefore they are able to move around the room rather quickly. These parasites can carry serious diseases, cause allergic reactions, and a flea bite can lead to anaphylactic shock, so they must be dealt with. In this article, we will take a closer look at how to get rid of fleas with folk remedies.

Soda is very popular among folk remedies, since it can be used to kill all fleas in an apartment or house on your own. The advantage of baking soda is that it helps in getting rid of not only fleas, but also from their larvae and eggs. This product allows you to completely destroy these small insects.

Soda is often used in tandem with salt, which is available to everyone. This mixture is used to treat various rugs, bedding, rugs and upholstered furniture to prevent the breeding and spread of fleas. With the help of this mixture, you can make high-quality processing on the ground floor, which is primarily susceptible to infection.

In the case of using soda, you must adhere to the following algorithm of actions.

1. It is recommended to use baking soda that is not past its expiration date. If it is not possible to find out the date of manufacture, then you can add a few drops of vinegar to a spoon with soda: if there is an active reaction, then it can be applied to insects.
2. Mix salt and soda in equal proportions.
3. Apply the compound evenly to the rug or doormat using a broom or brush.
4. The next day, you can remove the mixture with a vacuum cleaner.
5. This treatment must be carried out for 2-3 weeks.

Quite often, wormwood is used to kill insects in a private house, since this plant contains various tannins and resinous substances, phytoncides, essential oils and ketolactones.

It is the fresh plant that has the sharpest and strongest aroma. In order for wormwood to act against fleas, you need to spread it throughout the room, choosing hard-to-reach places, including under the carpet. For carpet fleas, you can also use wormwood oil, for the preparation of which you can take both fresh and dry grass. Initially, it should be crushed and folded into a glass jar, filling about half. After the contents should be supplemented with oil (olive or sunflower) and let it brew for a week. Next, you need to strain the infusion, pour it into a jar and close it tightly with a lid. It is recommended to keep the composition in the refrigerator. This solution is poured into small containers and placed in those places where fleas are most common.

To remove insects from furniture, as well as to process animals, an infusion of wormwood is used. The herb must be crushed, 200 grams of raw material is recommended to be poured with 3 liters of hot water and allowed to brew until it cools completely. Further, the mixture should be filtered and the places where fleas accumulate should be treated with a spray bottle. This infusion is an excellent remedy for earthen fleas.

Many people use tansy to fight fleas at home, since this plant has essential oils that effectively repel insects. Tansy oil also helps fight bed bugs and mosquitoes. They do not like the smell of her, so they quickly leave the room.

It is recommended to place the tansy in the corners of the room, under the carpet and mattress. To completely remove insects from a house or apartment, it is better to use an infusion of tansy. It is necessary to take 100 grams of grass and pour 1 liter of boiling water, let it brew and strain after cooling. For processing, you can use a spray bottle.

There are quite a few other products that allow you to clean the premises and animals from fleas. Let's take a closer look at the most popular solutions.

If fleas are bred, then a proven remedy will come to the rescue, which every housewife in the house has - ordinary vinegar. It is ideal for driving insects out of your apartment. It can be used alone or mixed with camphor alcohol. It is recommended to treat baseboards, carpets and all cracks with vinegar.

An excellent remedy for the invasion of apartment fleas is table salt. It is necessary to make a strong solution from it, insist it for 8 hours, after which it is ready for use. The solution must be used to treat the baseboards and wash the floor. If the composition has been infused for more than 10 hours, then it can be used for carpets. After processing, it is imperative to carry out wet cleaning, and all carpets should be thoroughly vacuumed.

For household purposes, an emulsion based on refined kerosene, which is afraid of fleas, is perfect. You should take 40 grams of brown washing soap and dissolve in 200 ml of boiling water. Next, the solution must be moved into a saucepan and slowly pour in 1 liter of kerosene. The solution must be mixed thoroughly. The recipe does not end there, since the prepared emulsion should be diluted in 10 liters of water. Then you can move on to processing the premises. This method allows you to get rid of various types of fleas, including felines. It destroys both adults and their larvae. If some places contain a huge amount of fleas, then kerosene can be used even in its pure form.

• kerosene is highly flammable, therefore, processing should not be carried out near an open fire;
• it is not recommended to smoke during the break;
• after processing the room, it is forbidden to be in it until the smell disappears;
• all surfaces treated with kerosene must be rinsed with water and detergent after 24 hours;
• it is forbidden to use kerosene for washing animals.

Adult fleas and their larvae do not die from essential oils, but they are deterred by the strong, pungent odor. Essential oils of plants such as:

• lemon;
• lavender;
• juniper;
• Melissa;
• sagebrush;
• mint;
• tea tree;
• Orange;
• Carnation;
• eucalyptus;
• thyme.

To prepare the solution, you will need 25 drops of essential oil and 5 liters of water. They should process furniture, walls, floors, baseboards. With this mixture, insects can also be removed from the sofa. It is necessary to do the treatment every three days until the fleas are gone. Essential oils can also be used to treat pets.

You can also poison fleas with the help of ammonia, since it has a rather unpleasant and pungent odor that parasites cannot tolerate. If you need to remove fleas from hard-to-reach places, you need to add a few drops of ammonia there. In other cases, 25 drops of the agent are dissolved in 5 liters of water, and the solution is ready for use. It can be used to process furniture, floors and baseboards.

Important! The vapors of ammonia are toxic. When processing a room, you should open the windows and be in a respirator. After finishing work, it is recommended to go outside for a few hours, while leaving the windows open.

An excellent solution for fleas is tar soap. Initially, it should be grated on a fine grater, and then add a little warm water. This solution must be used for cleaning floors and panels, as well as treating furniture.

Another way to use tar soap will be an excellent prevention of fleas. It should be grated on a coarse grater and distributed in small mesh bags. Then they need to be scattered across the floor or shoved into the sides of the sofa.

Pine sawdust can also be used as an effective indoor flea control method. Sawdust just needs to be scattered on the floor and not cleaned until morning. The pungent aroma does not like the parasites; they will definitely leave the room overnight. To preserve the smell of sawdust, they should be moistened from time to time with a spray bottle. If there are animals at home, then their bedding can be supplemented with pine sawdust. The scent will definitely not harm the animal, but the fleas will run away.

If you do not like various smells, including herbal ones, you can pay attention to ordinary garlic. Several cloves should be prepared and passed through a press to form a so-called gruel. It is she who needs to be located in those places where flea larvae can be. And adults will definitely not like the pungent smell - they will soon leave the house.

Many people use bleach to fight fleas. It must be diluted in water, the floor, plinth and animal beds, if any, should be treated with the resulting solution. Bleach can be used not only for fighting adults - it will also get rid of their eggs.

This remedy will also help in the fight against fleas, but the method is a little labor intensive. Initially, the powder must be distributed around the entire perimeter: near furniture, along baseboards, near thresholds, on carpets and beds. And after about 8 hours, boric acid should be washed off.

Chemerichnaya water is sold in a pharmacy, it is obtained from the root system of the plant. It is presented in the form of an alcohol solution. For 1 liter of water, 30 ml of ready-made tincture of hellebore water will be required. A spray bottle is used to distribute the product. Special attention should be paid to skirting boards, as well as cracks and crevices in the floor. Be sure to use protective gloves when handling hellebore water as it is poisonous. In addition, after processing the premises, it is recommended to leave it for at least 24 hours. After a day, the treated rooms should be ventilated, the floors and baseboards should be thoroughly washed, as well as other objects that have got hellebore water.

If you need a natural preparation, then the use of Dolmat chamomile would be an excellent solution. The plant should be ground into powder, diluted with water and poured into a spray bottle. The drug is recommended to be sprayed on possible locations of flea nests: various crevices and cracks, baseboards, walls and spaces behind furniture.

Even citrus zest will help control fleas, as insects don't like the essential oils of these fruits.You can use peels from lemon, lime, orange, and even grapefruit. It is recommended to place them in those places where the accumulation of parasites is noticed. Besides, citrus peel eliminates unpleasant odors and fights well against other insects, such as moths.

Experts recommend fighting large flea infestations using special traps. You can even make them yourself. There are two options: water-based and adhesive. The first is presented in the form of a container filled with water and dissolved soap. The second type consists of a sheet of paper or cardboard, with glue applied to one side. Such traps allow you to immediately actively fight parasites. They should be placed on the floor where the movement of insects has been observed, or near the pet's bedding.