Fleas can come in on people, clinging to socks and pant legs. The fleas only live a short time on their meal ticket, preferring to hope on for a snack and then back off again into the carpeting etc. I have absolutely NO carpeting in my house
...and very little flea trouble as a result. One out break in the debris in one messy teenager's room (think laundry on the floor) and after she realized the consequences, the room was picked up!
One way to help keep fleas out of the carpet is to spread borax powder on the carpet and work it in by walking over the carpet with socks on. The borax cuts up the exoskeleton of the flea and larvae and they die. Takes a few days. It is not harmful to pets or people, and it can clean any unpleasant smells from your carpet.
Vaccuum in the morning and reapply daily. You may have to do this for a couple weeks. Then after control has been achieved, you need to do this at least twice a weeks during flea season.
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