Tips on why it is important to you and your dog to kill flea eggs in this free online video series. Expert: Dr. Greg McDonald Bio: Dr. Greg McDonald earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Ohio State University in 1979. Filmmaker: Diana Bacon

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Flea and tick season is here!

Most of us love summer, but if your dog is bothered by those summertime pests - fleas and ticks, he won't be having much fun.

Itchy skin, excessive scratching and the possibility of serious illnesses such as Lyme Disease or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, are just a few of the annoying (and dangerous) accompaniments to a flea or tick problem.

Fleas - Fleas are very tiny, black creatures which can sometimes be seen crawling through your dog's fur. They're easiest to spot around the eyes, ears and on the tummy. If your pooch is allergic to the elements of flea-saliva he, or she, could develop flea-allergy dermatitis. This is a condition which causes itchy, irritated, sometimes weepy skin, excessive scratching and the loss of hair in patches which can sometimes be fairly large.

One flea can bite as many as 400 times in one day! If your poor pup had a whole community of these little pest crawling all over him, imagine how uncomfortable he would be!

Ticks - Ticks can vary in size from very tiny ones, about the size of a pin-head, to some that can be as large as a kernel of corn - especially when engorged with blood. They have tear-drop shaped bodies, 8 legs and can be black, brown, tan or a dark-red color.

When it comes to nasty parasites such as fleas and ticks, prevention is definitely better than cure and there are many different products on the market that have been designed to repel, kill or prevent fleas and ticks from making their home in your dog's fur.

Products such as flea collars, sprays or powders are not usually very effective. The best, most fast-acting and longest-lasting protection comes from the popular topical liquids (such as Advantage or Frontline Plus) which are applied to your puppy's skin on a monthly basis.

You need to consider your dog's level of infestation and choose carefully when deciding which flea, or flea and tick medicine to use. Advantage works very quickly (killing all fleas on your pet within 12 hours) but only kills hatched fleas. Frontline Plus works almost as fast (killing all fleas and ticks on your pup within 18 hours) but kills adult fleas, eggs and larvae PLUS it kills ticks too.

Flea and tick preventatives such as Advantage or Frontline Plus are very safe and effective if used according to the manufacturers instructions. However, as with any kind of medication or drug you need to be sure to follow the instructions on the packaging very carefully.

Here are a few tips to help you kill your puppy's fleas and ticks safely :

1. Make sure your pup is at least the min. age recommended by the manufacturer for the particular product you're using.

2. Pay close attention to the directions and be particularly careful to adhere to the weight guidelines. Never use a medication meant for dogs on cats - or the other way around!

3. Wash your hands thoroughly after applying the liquid and avoid it coming into contact with your skin or eyes.

4. Store the medicines somewhere safe and cool, away from children or other pets.

5. If you think your puppy seems unwell or is acting in an unusual way after treatment, seek advice from your veterinarian promptly.

Once you have your puppy free of fleas and ticks, it's usually a good idea to treat their bedding, blankets, crate, carpets and soft furnishings as well. Any live fleas in your house will continue to multiply and jump back onto your little pup. The flea and tick medication you used on your puppy will kill these little parasites, but the whole process will be faster if you eliminate as many of them as possible the first time around.

You can buy several different kinds of sprays or 'bombs' (pressurized canisters of chemicals that will kill fleas) and one treatment should be enough, unless your pup had a severe flea problem. If that's the case, it wouldn't hurt to do it twice or call in a professional pest control company to treat your home.

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"My Home Is Infested. Is Killing Fleas and Ticks Difficult?"Killing Cat Fleas and Ticks at Home can be made easier with the following 7 steps.

If your cat was not properly treated against fleas and introduces fleas and ticks to your home you have a growing problem of flea infestation. Fleas and ticks breed fast. You need to start Killing cat fleas and ticks in your home quickly. To get rid of fleas and ticks you must do the following:

Keep your cat away from you. If you have just discovered the existence of fleas and ticks on your cats, then quarantine your cat or cats to one spacific room. 

This must be done in order for all cat fleas and ticks to stay in one room, and avoid spreading into the rest of the house. You'll be killing fleas and ticks and don't want new ones jumping off your cat or onto your cat to continue your flea infestation. 

Don't worry, soon you'll be able to let your little kitty or adult cat (once it is free of fleas) again into the rest of your home.

If fleas and ticks invade the rest of your home, this will cause a flea infestation and you may need to flea-bomb your home or even call in some flea exterminators to do the job. Make sure you vacuum-clean your entire home in order to get rid of any fleas and ticks who may be crawling on the floors or furniture. Fleas and Ticks mostly like to hide in furniture and carpets and on cats and dogs. Use a Flea and Tick Spray- it is advisable to use flea & tick repellant to kill fleas in your house. 
A good flea and tick spray will get rid of any hiding fleas and ticks. 

Natural flea and tick control work sometimes just as good as commercial flea killers do. If you are environmently aware or do not like to use pesticides, you might consider using a natural flea and tick control sprays. Make sure to clean and spray your bedroom and other rooms very well. All wardrobes must be thoroughly washed and checked. If the flea and/or tick infestation is bad you might need to flea-bomb your home. Clean carpets from fleas and ticks. Fleas may be hiding in or under the rugs and mats. If you have any rugs or carpets, then shake all of them outside, and vacuum them as well. Treat them with an anti-flea shampoo or a flea treatment for carpet solution. 

Rinse and disinfect all your clothes long and well, lest any fleas or ticks be hiding inside of them as often is the case. You may also want to spray your clothes incase the cat's fleas have planted their flea larvae inside of them. 

Place teddies or toys after they are dry in an air-tight bag for at least 5 days to 2 weeks.
Repeat steps 1-5 after a couple of days.

When using commercial flea and tick killer sprays or flea powders, make sure to ventilate your home properly and not breath in the poison or get it on your food. Close food containers and once done, clean out surfaces you use for eating or preparing meals from potential flea killer residue.

Hopefully this helps you get rid of fleas and ticks from your home!

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If you are sure your cat has fleas and ticks, then you need to treat your house:

# Most importantly, if you have just discovered the fleas and ticks on cats, then quarantine your cat to one room. Hopefully you will soon be killing fleas and tick quickly and you will soon see your little kitty cat again.

This must be done(unless too late already)so that all cat fleas and ticks will hopefully stay in one room and you wont have a complete flea infestation.

# Vacuum the whole house to get rid of any fleas and ticks on the floors or furniture. They often like to hide in all kinds of places.

# Make sure to wash and disinfect all your clothes in case any fleas or ticks are hiding inside of them, as they often do. Also, you may want to spray your clothes in case fleas have planted their flea larvae inside.

# Next, shake all rugs, if you have any, and vacuum them as well.

# You can also use a flea and tick control spray to get rid of any fleas and ticks on your cat and house. The flea and tick spray to kill any hidding fleas and ticks.

# Make sure to wash your bedroom and other rooms very well too. Any closets or wardrobes must be thoroughly washed and checked.

How to get rid of fleas and ticks on your cat:

# First of all, wash your cat in an "anti flea bath." This often means you will have to wash your cat in a bathtub with water and flea shampoo.

# Be very careful that the soap and water doesn't go in your cats eyes. Cats naturally hate water and being bathed so most people who don't know how to bath a cat will most likely encounter serious difficulty with this step.

To avoid having problems when bathing a cat, I recommend you to read more on how to bath a cat here: http://twitpwr.com/howtowashyourcat/
Or here: http://catlovingcare.com/

# After drying your little cat with a towl, sitt your cat down between your legs and start the work of combing the ticks out. First tackle one half of its hairs before brushing through to remove the fleas and ticks from the other half. Brush slowly and regularly, trying not to pull out any hairs. If there still are some consistent ticks, then use a pair of pincers to pull them out!

# When pulling ticks out of your cats furr, you must be very careful to avoid leaving the head of the tick inside, as this will cause infections, some of them deadly.

# When pulling out a tick, take a lighter and hold it near her or his fur.
Beware to part his or her fur BEFORE lighting the lighter. When the fire comes near the tick, it will roll up and be easy to remove.
WARNING: Be very CAREFUL when using this method of killing fleas and ticks! Sometimes a better option is to search online for a flea and tick remover for example tick twister.

# Make sure to buy a cat flea and tick control. This is needed to be sure that after your hard work killing fleas and ticks on your cat, the fleas and ticks don't come back again. you can find all kinds of good flea and tick control here: http://squidoo.com/frontline-plus-flea-control-for-cats
Frontline is my personal favorite.

If you get a flea and tick shampoo or treatment online, check the fur every few days to be sure the fleas or ticks are gone. If you do see more fleas or ticks, quarantine your pet, and begin the whole process again.

Hope this will help you quickly start killing fleas and ticks and get rid of fleas and ticks on your pets for good!

Greetings,
your friend Cat camille - known published author', article_summary = 'Is killing Cat Fleas and Ticks easy? How can i get rid of fleas and ticks affordably? Learn here how to kill fleas and ticks on cats and in your home in only a few easy steps! Start killing fleas and ticks on cats and humans today->', article_authorinfo = 'Camille, a published author from CatLovingCare.com. is here to share with you all kinds of good deals and cat tips. From her professional cat experience, she there for knows a lot about cats and can help you with her knowledge too. She loves sharing tips, tricks and other useful information all around cats and is always willing to help answer a question. Visit her on http://catlovingcare.com or ask her a question. She will be sure to answer you as fast as possible! Cat- Camille'

If your cat has fleas and ticks, then you need to start killing fleas in your house:

# Most importantly, if you have just discovered the fleas and ticks on cats, then quarantine your cat to one room.

Hopefully you will soon be killing fleas and tick quickly and you will soon see your little kitty cat again.
This must be done(unless too late already)so that all cat fleas and ticks will hopefully stay in one room and you wont have a complete flea infestation.

# Vacuum the whole house to get rid of any fleas and ticks on the floors or furniture. They often like to hide in all kinds of places.

# Make sure to wash and disinfect all your clothes in case any fleas or ticks are hiding inside of them, as they often do. Also, you may want to spray your clothes in case fleas have planted their flea larvae inside.

# Next, shake all rugs, if you have any, and vacuum them as well.

# You can also use a flea and tick control spray to get rid of any fleas and ticks on your cat and house. The flea and tick spray to kill any hidding fleas and ticks.

# Make sure to wash your bedroom and other rooms very well too. Any closets or wardrobes must be thoroughly washed and checked.

How to get rid of fleas and ticks on your cat:

# First of all, wash your cat in an "anti flea bath." This often means you willhave to wash your cat in a bathtub with water and flea shampoo.

# Be very careful that the soap and water doesn't go in your cats eyes. Cats naturally hate water and being bathed so most people who don't know how to bath a cat will most likely encounter serious difficulty with this step.

To avoid having problems when bathing a cat, I recommend you to read more on how to bath a cat here: http://twitpwr.com/howtowashyourcat/

# After drying your little cat with a towl, sitt your cat down between your legs and start the work of combing the ticks out.

First tackle one half of its hairs before brushing through to remove the fleas and ticks from the other half. Brush slowly and regularly, trying not to pull out any hairs.

If there are still some consistent ticks, then use a pair of pincers to pull them out!

# When pulling ticks out of your cats furr, you must be very careful to avoid leaving the head of the tick inside, as this will cause infections, some of them deadly.

# When pulling out a tick, take a lighter and hold it near the or his fur.
Beware to part his or her fur BEFORE lighting the lighter.
When the fire comes near the tick, it will roll up and be easy to remove.

WARNING: Be very CAREFUL when using this method of killing fleas and ticks!

# Make sure to buy a cat flea and tick control. This is needed to be sure that after your hard work killing fleas and ticks on your cat, the fleas and ticks don't come back again.

You can find all kinds of good flea and tick control here: http://catlovingcare.com

Frontline Plus for cats is my personal favorite. read why...

#In the case that you buy a flea and tick shampoo or treatment online, check the fur of your cat every few days to be sure the fleas or ticks are gone.

If you do see more fleas or ticks, quarantine your cat, and begin the whole process again.

Hope this will help you quickly start killing fleas and ticks and get rid of fleas and ticks on your pets for good!

Greetings,

Your friend Cat Camille - known published author

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One of the most exciting innovations in the pest control industry is the use of infrared technology and termite inspection. Infrared technology is used to detect heat in small spaces and is perfect for use in the termite inspection because it can detect colonies that are massed together and make it easier for the pest control operator to pinpoint the location of the infestation and effectively get rid of the problem in one fell swoop.

Finding termites can be difficult, yet knowing where they are located is important when deciding on the correct eradication program. The traditional method is to simply tap on the wood with the back of a screwdriver, or to poke holes in walls or even pull them apart.

Infrared technology and termite inspect now offers a new, high technological detection system that is quick, effective and does not require any damage to houses.

Infrared technology and termite inspection is being used with an increased frequency because it can easily detect the presence of termites by simply inserting a small camera at the end of a thin rod and then manipulating the camera around to find the termite swarms.

Because termites mass together to work on the wood, where there is one, there is always more. That's why infrared technology and termite inspection go hand in hand.

Thermal imaging technology detects heat patterns. When termites invade buildings, the normal heat patterns of the walls, floors and roof are changed due to the presence of termites. The thermal camera records this change in heat patterns and indicates the exact location of any termite infestation.

A color image shows hot spots as red or yellow and cold spots as blue or purple and these heat patterns indicate termite infestations. That means that infrared technology and termite inspection can be much more effective than the normal ways of doing a termite inspection.

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However, termites are considered cold blooded insects, so how can they generate heat? Termites are hosts to bacteria, which live in their gut, and these bacteria help break down and digest cellulose, the main component of wood. It is this digestion and chemical reaction that generates the heat.

That's why infrared technology and termite inspection makes the location of termites much easier thus allowing the pest control company to target the specific areas where termites are located and make the treatment effective.

The pest control company that pairs infrared technology and termite inspection together is one that is highly effective and employing the latest tools in pest control so that they can do a great job for you - the consumer.

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When the termite inspector is looking for termites, often, they will have to cause a certain amount of damage to the home in order to see if there is any evidence that termites have been there. That means opening up holes in walls, floors, etc.

With infrared technology and infrared cameras, all the pest control operator has to do is make a hole the size of the camera. The camera is mounted at the small end of a pipe much like what doctors use to perform arthroscopic surgery.

What that means is that the hole that needs to be made is very small. Once the camera is inserted through the hole, it sends back a very clear image that allows the termite inspector to see any possible damage inside walls and floors.

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Of course, any type of disturbance to an area that may have termite damage will cause the active termites to move to a new location to avoid the disturbance. That can interfere with any localized treatment that the inspector will suggest.

However, the camera can move about stealthily in a way that will help the termite inspector see where they are moving and then suggest ways to target specific areas where they think the termites have moved to. That's why it is so important to have
a trained and licensed inspector look at your property to determine the level of your termite infestation.

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