rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle. it works better and is cheaper than flea spray. just spray it on all the floors, carpet, hardwood and tile too (flea eggs rest on those surfaces), furniture. pull back all your sheets and spray them down too. anywhere that the animals usually rest too.
run through the whole house a few times a day and it should get rid of most of them after a few days

also flea treat your animals, i bath my one cat because she tolerates it but flea drops work too.

hope this helps you. something about NY weather in the summer these past few years just makes them thrive

This is an older house so it is, unfortunately, quite easy for the little annoyances to get in. They love clinging to my pant legs. Not easy to make sure I've got none on me from the inside to out and outside to in.

Currently we've just got my cat and some fish. She hangs out upstairs, oddly scared to come down, but we did get her a flea collar to help while we're dealing with this problem.

Fleas and spiders seem to be big up here. *Twitch* And flies.. urg, maggots. No offense. They can be a nasty surprise when it comes to taking out the trash.

And assuming this is all from experience, I certainly hope it does help too. Guess we'll both be learning, and if this really does help with the fleas, you'll be getting a big thank you from me.

my dad carries the spray bottle of alcohol from the car to the house and back. he sprays down his pants legs with it before coming in the house or getting in the car and such and it helps alot. fleas really like him for some reason and its quite odd because i spend alot of time with my cat and they dont go after me all that often.

this has been tried and tested for the past 2 years in our house, definitely worth a shot. just make sure to buy a few spray bottles and depending on your house size (guessing a 2 story house) probably 4 bottles of rubbing alcohol will give you a good 2 weeks start

as for the maggots and flies that is the hot weather. every creepy crawly seems to thrive here. my brother deals with our trash, im sensitive to alot of scents and rotting things make me gag so i wouldnt know much about any creepy crawlies in the trash.

just wait till winter...lake effect is definitely something you will hate more than the humidity and the fleas

as for my username thats a whole different thing entirely and has nothing to do with the creatures (though i do find them cute in small quantites). i enjoy the artist Emilie Autumn and when she tours she has a few girls that do backing vocals and little skits to liven up the shows. one of them is named Captain Maggots. thats where the name came from.


good luck with the fleas