Professional Flea Control in Plumstead

Two Ways It Starts

With a pet, the arithmetic is the standard one. Adults feed on the animal, but the eggs fall off into the carpet, the bedding and the edges of the room, where they become larvae and then pupae. Most of the infestation is in the property rather than on the animal, which is why the vet's treatment and ours are both needed and neither replaces the other.

Without a pet, the explanation is usually a previous occupant's animal. Pupae sit dormant in an empty carpet and emerge in response to warmth and the vibration of somebody walking past - which is exactly what a new tenancy supplies. Access by a cat under a suspended floor or into a yard outbuilding does the same thing.

Signs You May Need Flea Control in Plumstead

The full list is on the Flea Control Greenwich page.

• Bites around the ankles and lower legs. Small, intensely itchy, often several close together, and concentrated below the knee because that is where fleas can reach from the floor.
• A pet scratching more than usual. Particularly at the base of the tail and along the back.
• Bites in a property with no pet at all. Common after moving into a home where the previous occupants had animals.

How We Deal With Fleas in Plumstead

Treatment goes to floor perimeters, under furniture and the areas the animal used, priced by the rooms that need it and confirmed on site.