Pest Control Tips : Will Salt Kill Fleas?

Salt will kill fleas if it is evenly applied throughout a carpet, left for several days, and then vacuumed up after about a week. Rake highly refined salt into a home carpet to kill fleas with instructions from a certified exterminator and arborist in this free video on pest control.

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[monk22yrs]

after 2 weeks of about 15 pounds of salt on my living room and bedroom carpets, covered by tarps, there were no fleas for last 3 days---then today i found 3 fleas!

you just can't get rid of these damn things.

tomorrow i'll be getting two cans of flea spray; started spraying toxic professional stuff days ago, cause i've been using home remedies since july, and this nonsense has to end, though there doesn't seem to be any end in sight when it comes to trying to kill fleas.

[Ldybugsrus]

@TheMina535 no when your pet licks themselves they will ingest it and get sick

[kingkcbux]

i was wondering were can you find argiope arauntia that spider is hard for me to fing and can you tell me were they are found give me lots of detailed info thanks kasey

the insect man collecter

[TheMina535]

can you put salt of your pet to get rid of fleas?

[rhblakeman]

We removed the carpet, found beautiful red oak flooring. Refinished it and put an area rug down where it's needed and we can wash it outside with a flea soap then a rug soap and our flea problem is 1/10th what it was with fully carpeted floors. If you prefer carpet lower pile carpet is harder for fleas to live in than thick loop pile. Easier to keep clean too. Of course not having dogs or cats is the easiest cure.

[rhblakeman]

@TotalComposure fine ground salt is no worse on a vacuum than the dirt that comes in on shoes

[rhblakeman]

Diatomaceous earth (dust, you can buy in home stores and farm stores) in the lawn has the same effect of cutting and drying the fleas. If your soil acidity could handle lime being spread it also helps because the lime dust dries the fleas but don't use lime if it will ruin your soil chemistry. Wash your pet with Dawn blue dish soap, it breaks down the flea's body.

[TotalComposure]

Does the salt damage the vacuum cleaner?

[TotalComposure]

@biglalways lol The passion

[Romeowasbleeding1]

The Flea bleeds to death. That sounds fitting to me!