Natural Flea Control Treatment
will kill fleas.
Environmentally-safe flea treatments to kill fleas. Rx for Fleas
is a proven flea killer.
Rx
for Fleas is the proven and guaranteed, environmentally friendly
alternative to flea bombs.
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Environmental Flea Control Company"
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770-986-7810
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The
#1
veterinarian recommended way to
control fleas and dust mites! The
environmentally-friendly professional flea treatment that works like a scotch-guard to
stop and prevent future flea infestations.
Fleabusters
understands that special bond between you and your dog or cat, and we
know that
one important way to maintain that bond is to keep your dog
or cat free of the discomfort and menace of fleas with our Fleabusters/Rx
for Fleas powder. It
is a unique alternative to
liquid pesticides and foggers. Our flea control powder cannot fail as it will
kill fleas physically rather than chemically, thus fleas cannot build up
an immunity to our flea treatment. Treating your home with fleas
once a year with Fleabusters Rx for Fleas will prevent fleas from being
able to infest your dog or cat inside the home. Fleabusters has served
millions of homes across the United States for over 20 years,
and we proudly stand by our "kills
fleas for one-year" money-back
guarantee.
Available
as a Professional Application, or a Do-It-Yourself product.
The Rx for Fleas method is a unique,
patented powder process that is only available from Rx for Fleas
distributors.
Fleabuster
Flea Treatment
A Fleabusters Pestex
trained technician will get rid of fleas in your house by
applying an environmentally-friendly powder process to your carpets,
area rugs, and upholstered furniture. Our technicians use special
application equipment to apply our product to your home.
Our product,
called Rx
for Fleas, is actually less toxic than table
salt. More importantly, Rx for Fleas plus does not control fleas
chemically, but instead works as a physical dessicant to dehydrate the
fleas life cycle and create an environment where fleas can no longer
live or breed in your home. The powder has adhesive qualities,
which, after
being applied to your home, allow the product to resist being removed
by a vacuum cleaner. A microscopic layer of Rx for Fleas will
remain at the base of your rugs to provide a preventative layer of
protection against future flea infestations. This adhesive
property of the Fleabusters flea treatment is what enables our company
to offer the One Year, Money-Back Guarantee for which Fleabusters has
become known among dog and cat owners.
The Fleabusters flea
treatment is the most comprehensive among exterminators in the pest
control business. Typical flea
treatments using flea sprays or
flea bombs only cover open and/or traffic areas. Your
Fleabusters technician will carefully
move furnishings such as sofas and chairs, and will use specilaized
equipment to treat underneath heavy items such as beds and
dressers.
The typical professional Fleabusters
application
involving a house with
wall-to-wall carpeting takes approximately one hour, with some larger
homes requiring longer.
Please take a few more minutes of time to
read
the rest of our website.
Information on the flea's life cycle, other methods of getting rid of
fleas, do-it-yourself products, and
common Q&A's will follow.
Metro
Atlanta 770.986.7810
One
Year Guarantee
Fleabusters
offers a full One Year, Money Back Guarantee to every customer.
The guarantee
ensures the total eradication of flea infestations in the homes
which have been
serviced. The guarantee is effective for 12 months
from the date of
the initial flea treatment. The guarantee will be honored
with a
reapplication to the home at no charge or money back. Guarantee
is voided only
if carpeting is shampooed, cleaned or removed.
"You Have Nothing To Lose
But Fleas." Guaranteed For One Year!
The
#1
veterinarian recommended home flea treatment. Veterinarians
recommend dog and cat owners protect the pet's environment from fleas and dust
mites by treating the home environement with Rx for Fleas.
Problems with other Commonly used
Methods to Control Fleas
Monthly
Flea Control Products Administered to Dogs and Cats.
Frontline - The
active ingredient in Frontline is Fipronil.
Fipronil is a nerve poison.(10) It caused thyroid cancer in laboratory
tests, and
affected the development of the nervous system in offspring when
pregnant
mothers were exposed.(14) [Fipronil factsheet]
Advantaqe
or Advantix - The active ingredient is Imidacloprid,
which
is another nerve poison.(10) It caused miscarriages and abnormal
development
of bones in laboratory tests with rabbits.(15) [Imidacloprid factsheet]
Program
- TheActive ingredient is
Lufenuron . Lufenuron is also one of the active ingredients
in Sentinel. It
stops the development of flea eggs.(16) It is given to pets as pills or
as a liquid mixed in food. In some dogs and cats, it caused vomiting,
diarrhea,
loss of appetite, lethargy, and itchy skin.(17,18)
Traditional Flea Treatments for the
inside of Homes.
Issues
to consider before
using aerosol pesticide bombs for pest control needs. Fleabusters speaks to
people every week who say they have been trying to get rid of fleas in
their house by using flea bombs to
kill fleas, to no avail. Some
people claim they have enjoyed
great success using
flea bombs to kill
fleas in the past, saying the
bombs worked great and that they "used them
all the time."
That's
a
somewhat humorous statement because if they were, indeed, using
flea bombs with
regularity then it might be taken as a sign that
the flea bombs were not actually working
much beyond killing the immediate adult fleas while leaving the rest of
the home infested with the other 3 stages of the flea life
cycle.. That's the beauty with
Fleabusters. One treatment does the trick
and keeps on working to get rid of
fleas in the home,
guaranteed for one year. But for fantasy sake,
let's say there were an aerosol flea bomb on the
market that would penetrate all 4 stages of
the flea life cycle and reliably get rid of fleas in a house.
Would the use of such a method be
worthwhile? Many people grow so frustrated
with trying to get rid of fleas in their homes before they
find Fleabusters that
they become willing to try anything,
regardless of the pesticides being used
inside the home. Fleabusters
has
never been a big fan of any kind of pesticide bomb inside the
home, if only because of the
pesticide contamination - clothes,
bedding, pillows,
furniture, toys, dishes...you name it and an
aerosol will contaminate it. Now
think about how often children and pets will
be putting their hands, mouth
and feet in
contact with those items.
Pretty scary,
isn't it? This is where Fleabusters
takes a huge lead over any competition. Our product
doesn't work
chemically, and is actually less toxic than table
salt. Fleabusters works by desication, or physically
drying up the flea life cycle. The borate-derivative active ingredient
also has a
neutral p.h.of 7.0, making it even safer than
regular Boric Acid, with much smaller
particles. Most boric acids you would
buy at the hardware store will be about the
texture of laundry detergent, The
course granules remain visible in your carpet until being vacuumed
up..
Also, as the name implies, boric acid is acidic. Our
product is not an acid, has a neutral ph, and is guaranteed not to harm
your carpets or any other surfaces. The
microscopic statically charged particles will be invisible after
application, adhering to carpet fibers to resist
vacuuming in order to kill the ENTIRE flea infestation and continue
working to
prevent new flea infestations in the future.
Liquid
Pesticide Broadcast Spray Applications to Carpeting In
order for a broadcast spray to be effective at getting rid of fleas in
a home, virtually
the entire surface of the carpeting
needs to be sprayed. Aside from the
obvious contamination of the carpeting that
takes place, there is also residual contamination
of the rest of the home. Today's
spray pesticides are almost all water-based,
which of course means that they evaporate.
That's not quite as much of an issue
outside in the yard where wind currents, rain,
and UV light will not allow for very
long-term residuals, but what happens to the
pesticide residue in your home that goes airborne with the water
that evaporates? You
guessed it. Same thing that happens with
the pesticide in aerosol bombs - it winds up being
absorbed by anything fibrous, which will always be a concern
where children and pets are
concerned, not to mention your own health.
Take
the natural approach to flea control in your home.
Use
FLEABUSTERS!
Metro
Atlanta 770.986.7810
Environmentally-conscious
dog and cat owners choose Rx for Fleas® to
control fleas...
And Here's Why!
Fleabusters
Rx for Fleas is a Brand Name That's Recognized in the Pest Control
Industry for Quality and Effectiveness!
For
over 20 years, Fleabusters flea treatments have been getting rid of
fleas in homes with our environmentally-friendly product.
Consumers and retailers trust Fleabusters
because
"It Really Works" to kill fleas and an unparalleled guarantee(No Fleas,
One Year
Money-Back) provides complete
satisfaction that our product will completely get rid of fleas in your
home.
Fleabusters environmentally-friendly
product is a favorite of dog and cat owners and parents. Fleabusters Rx
for Fleas Plus has both federal
and state EPA registration (59111-1).
Should you treat the outside of your home?
Treating
yards for fleas
with a professional application is beneficial to the pet, but the
majority of flea problems are brought under control by focusing on the
inside of the home first. More information on Fleabusters Pestex
outside flea control service is available by calling our offices.
A brief conversation with our customers is necesary before any
recommendation to treat the inside of the home for fleas, treat the
yard for fleas, or both.
770.986.7810
Philosophy
of a Successful Flea Treatment Program.
A total flea eradication
program would include treatment for the pet, home, yard, and control of
the flea life cycle.
Each situation is different, with some homes requiring all of the above
components, while others
are controlled sufficiently by taking a selective approach. A
Fleabusters flea control expert can help you and family develop a flea
treatment program that works for your family.
Removal
of fleas from the pet alone is futile;
immature fleas (eggs, larvae, pupae) develop off
the pet and new adults simply jump on,
causing subsequent reinfestation.
New and safe products are available that can
be used as part of a reduced chemical
control program. There are also ways of
making the environment less suitable
for flea development, which is the premise
behind Rx for Fleas - the carpets in
your home are rendered uninhabitable to fleas.
770.986.7810
Atlanta
Rx for Fleas plus
is also available as a do-it-yourself product.(pictured above)
Rx
for Fleas plus
comes in a 3-lbs. application container. The product can be
brushed in
best by hand with a push broom. Each 3-lbs. copntainer has a
maximum
application rate of 3-lbs. per 1000 sq ft of carpet., but can be
applied at a smaller rate to be effective. A general rule of
thumb is
that one 3-lbs. container will cover a home with 4-5 rooms of
carpeting, depending upon the size of the rooms. When controlling
fleas the importance of being thorough cannot be emphasized
enough.
Rx for Fleas plus can be purchased here on this website for $39.95 per
3-lbs. container. Our online store is HERE.
We suggest callingl our office to compare the cost of a professional
application versus the do-it yourself product.
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Flea Biology and Life Cycle
Identification
There
are over 2,000
described species of fleas in the world. The most common domestic
flea is the cat
flea (Ctenocephalides felis felis). The dog
flea (Ctenocephalides canis)
appears similar to the cat flea, but is rare in
the United States. Not that it
matters, but the vast majority of fleas found infesting dogs are
actually cat fleas. The sticktight
flea (Echidnophaga gallinacea) can become a
problem if pets frequent areas associated
with poultry. Eggs are oval, and smooth.
They are tiny (0.5mm), but visible to
the naked eye. Their white color may
prevent them from being seen on lightly-colored
fabric.
Small wormlike larvae
(1.5-5 mm in length) hatch from the eggs. They
are also visible to the naked eye. They are
eyeless, legless and sparsely covered with
hairs. The larval body is translucent
white with a dark-colored gut that can be
seen through the skin. These immature fleas will
eventually spin silken, watertight cocoons in which they will
develop (pupate)
into adult fleas.
Cocoons are sticky, attracting dirt and
debris. This camouflage
may prevent
them from being seen. Adults are about 1-3 mm in
length, reddish-brown to black, wingless,
and laterally compressed. Their
powerful hindlegs are well adapted for jumping
and running through hair and feathers.
Life
Cycle & Biology
Cat
flea adults, unlike
many other fleas, remain on their host. Females require a fresh
blood meal in order
to produce eggs. They can lay up to 1 per
hour! The smooth eggs easily fall
from the pet onto the carpet, bedding, or lawn.
Eggs hatch within 2 days, and the
developing larvae feed on dandruff, food
particles, and skin flakes found on the floor
around them. Adult flea fecal matter consists
of relatively undigested blood. This
dried blood also falls from the pet and serves
as food for the newly hatched larvae. Fleas prefer to develop in
areas protected from rainfall, irrigation,
and sunlight, where the relative
humidity is at least 75% and the temperature is
70-90ºC. This stage lasts 5-15 days. Larvae spin silken cocoons
within carpet fibers, floor crevices, or
protected outdoor areas in which they will
develop (pupate) into adult fleas. The cocoons
are sticky and easily camouflaged by
local debris. Under optimal conditions, new
adults are ready to emerge within 2 weeks.
They develop faster at higher temperatures, but
can remain in their cocoons up to 12
months. Vibrations and/or increase in carbon
dioxide stimulate adults to
emerge. The watertight cocoon is the state of the fleas life
cycle that allows flea infestations
to survive applications of
traditional insecticides. It also the reason traditional
pest control
services only offer 30-90 day guarantees for
flea control. Pest control companies
know the remaining fleas might not hatch from
their cocoons for several months. Adult
fleas are the only growth stage that actually lives on the pet
and feeds on fresh blood. They live 4-25 days. In ideal environments, a
flea egg can mature into an adult flea within
12 days, though the typical time period is
longer.
Detection
and Monitoring
Detection is as simple as
seeing fleas on your pet, noticing your pet scratching, or flea
bites around your
ankles. Perhaps there are small black pieces of
dirt covering your pet’s bedding, or
perhaps you’ve noticed tapeworm segments near or
on your pet. The black dirt is the
adult flea feces left behind to serve as
food for larvae, and tapeworms are acquired by
the animal’s ingestion of fleas. Another tale
tail sign is the appearance of
pearly-white eggs on flat surfaces occupied by the
pet. Eggs become particularly
apparent when contrasted on dark-colored surfaces.
Soft, liquid- filled flea eggs can be
easily distinguished from sand grains by simply
pressing them.
Monitoring
is more
difficult than simple detection. Fleas reproduce
rapidly (one female can produce up to
one egg per hour throughout her 4-week adult
life), so if you spot one flea there
are probably more. Shuffling around your home
in white socks looking for fleas
jumping onto the socks can help monitor hot
spots for flea infestations, though not
turning up any fleas after doing so doesn't
mean much. Odds are, if you indoor
animal has a number of fleas, then your home
most likely has a hidden flea problem that
has started to grow.
A
recent phenomenon with
flea infestations is the scratching dog or cat that otherwise shows no
sign of being infested with fleas. The pet is treated with
monthly topical flea control products purchased from veterinarians, but
continues to be bothered by fleas. What is often happening in
these situations is that adult fleas are developing in the carpets or
area rugs of the home and then collected by the dog or cat before being
killed by the monthly flea treatment applied to the animal.
Enough of these adult fleas are able to produce more flea eggs before
death to sustain the flea infestation. The end result is that
each adult flea replaces itself, their offspring then replace
themselves, all the while remaining invisible to the pet owner because
the flea treatment applied to the animal continues to kill each adult
flea. The pet owner's treat and treat their yards assuming the
flea infestation is outdoors, when in reality the majority of the
problem is indoors.
Take
the natural approach to flea control in your home.
Rx for Fleas Plus, WHEN
APPLIED PROPERLY, will rid your home of fleas
for one full year.
Being thorough is very
important, which is why your Fleabusters-Rx for Fleas trained
technician
will be sure to move
couches, other
furnishings, and treat under beds.
Important
Considerations
It
is recommended that
dust-sensitive individuals not be present during treatment.
You
may
resume normal vacuuming 24-48 hours following application.
Depending
on the level of
infestation, you may see residual flea activity for 2- 6
weeks
following
application. If such activity occurs, more frequent vacuuming
is recommended. Vacuuming is the key to bringing the infestation
under control.
Remove
bags from vacuum
cleaner immediately after vacuuming and dispose of
bags.
Reapplication
is necessary
following cleaning of treated carpets and/or rugs.
If
you have further
questions please contact us.
Questions and Answers 1.
Can this product be
used around pets and children? Children
and pets should not be in treatment area during application but can
come in immediately following
application. For instance, most people wait in one room while the
rest of the home is being treated. 2.
Can this product be
used by pregnant women? Consult
your personal physician. 3.
Can I use this on my
pet? No.
This product is strictly for use in your home. Your veterinarian
will be able to recommend the best
treatment for your pets. 4.
Will this stain my
carpets, furniture, etc? Our
product has a neutral pH and no acidity and has been tested and
approved for use on Stain master carpets. 5.
Can I apply this
product right after shampooing? Only
if carpets and matting are completely dry. 6.
Is it really necessary
to treat under beds and furniture? My pets don't get in
those places. Yes.
It is very important. Pre-adult fleas seek darkness and
will crawl under beds, furniture, etc. to escape light. 7.
What about spills or
pet accidents? You
can spot clean small areas of the home after treatment.
Fleabusters! Your pets will
love you for Fleabusters!
No Fleas, One Year Money Back Guarantee!
A unique powder process only available from Fleabusters Rx for Fleas
distributors.
References
from above:
10.
Ware, G.W. 2000. The pesticide book. Fresno, CA: Thomson Publications.
Pp. 77,176,177,181, 184,274,275.
11.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. 2002. The
registry
of toxic effects of chemical substances: Boric acid. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/rtecs/ed456d70.html.
12.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. 2002. The
registry
of toxic effects of chemical substances: Silica, amorphous -
diatomaceous
earth. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/rtecs/vv6f8e98.html.
13.
Merget, R. 2002. Health hazards due to the inhalation of amorphous
silica. Arch.
Toxicol. 75: 625-634.
14.
U.S. EPA. 1997. Fipronil; Pesticide tolerances. Fed Reg.
62(228):
62970-62979, Nov. 26.
15.
U.S. EPA. Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances. 1993.
Imidacloprid. Evaluation of toxicity data submitted and identification
of outstanding toxicology data requirements. Memo from M.S. Ottley,
Health
Effects Div. to P. Jenkins and D. Edwards, Registration Div.
Washington,
D.C., Sept. 3. p. 8
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 1994. Freedom of Information Act
summary.
NADA 141-035 (Lufenuron tablets). http://www.fda.gov/cvm/efoi/section2/141035112394.html.
17.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 1996. Freedom of Information Act
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NADA 141-035 (Lufenuron tablets). http://www.fda.gov/cvm/efoi/section2/141035s123196.html.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 1996. Freedom of Information Act
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NADA 141-026 (Lufenuron suspension).
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