Flea and Moth Treatments Keep Failing After Multiple Rounds

“So ive had fleas in my apartment for a few weeks now and ive been wondering cause ive been doing all the cleaning stuff to get rid of them so their arent alot. Tho theyre still their, however im asking this as bassicly, i havent been eaten in a while. I dont have any pets and live alone si im the only source of food theyd get, but likei havent been bitten in like 5 days. Is it normal? I dont get it. submitted by /u/l4rche [link] [comments]”

“I moved into a new apartment building the beginning of July. Before moving any of my belongings, I deep cleaned the apartment. I didn’t see any signs of fleas then. I did buy a used couch from FB marketplace from someone who had a long haired dog as well as a cat tree. I’m on a very low income, so I couldn’t afford new things. Mostly all of my furniture and belongings have been thrifted or from marketplace. I have all hardwood (laminate?) flooring except for a few area rugs. Before I bought a va”

“I live in an apartment and share a wall with my next door neighbors. I live alone with no pets and they are a couple with two kids and no pets to my knowledge. About two weeks ago I started getting bites around my ankles and feet but did not (and still haven’t) see any fleas. I opened a maintenance request with my apartment complex to have a pest inspector come by and they ruled out bed bugs and carpet beetles but also were unable to find any fleas in my apartment. Fast forward to this week wher”

“We recently had a flea infestation and had our condo sprayed by the professionals. - August 3: professional pest control sprayed Onslaught and Precor - August 24: professional came back to spray Onslaught - September 29: switched vendor and they sprayed Alpine WSG - October 6: professional came back to spray Alpine WSG We signed up for quarterly sprays with the vendor (Dec 2026, Mar 2027, Jun 2027). But we are also kind of worried about the health impact of the IGR and insecticides (I was recent”

“Hi guys! This is my first ever encounter with fleas, I was very ignorant before and I now consider myself a pro due to the trauma I have endured. (I live in fl for reference) I have 1 dog, we moved into a house less than a year ago with a fairly big backyard (compared to what I’m used to) and front yard. He had never been treated (I know but in 10 years this never happened) We see all types of animals, stray cats, raccoons, squirrels and my dog finds spots in the backyard and rubs on dead things”

“I work in the field that involves entering a lot of peoples houses. Yesterday, I entered a house only to realize the hard way that it had a flea infestation. I thought I took all the necessary steps to avoid bringing any of them with me to my car or to my apartment. But apparently I was not vigilant enough as tonight. I found some both on my Person and in my car. What do I need to do to exterminate the little buggers from my car and apartment before it gets out of hand? I see a lot of posts on h”

“I have two dogs, and I’ve literally never had a flea problem until we moved into our new house. At first, I didn’t think much of it because it was still pretty chilly outside, but once it started warming up, I noticed my dogs had fleas. I had NO idea fleas could be such a nuisance, so at first I was just giving my dogs flea baths every week or so. Then I started noticing that I was getting absolutely ATE UP with flea bites. My fiancé isn’t getting bitten at all, but me and the dogs are getting d”

“I know the pic isn't super clear, I didn't want to get close to it. I moved into a new apartment exactly a month ago. There was an active flea infestation in here, as my roommate told me that the previous tenant in my unit had a cat who was covered in fleas upon moving out. I reported to the leasing office, took about a week for pest control to come and they did 2 treatments a week apart. Shortly after the second treatment, I noticed this bug that landed on my bed, there are a few dead o”

“I normally live in an RV with cats and 2 dogs. This summer was supposed to be pulling out the carpet- the flea infested carpet. But I was involved in a very serious car accident and spent almost 2 months in and out of hospitals. Even now I'm not home, I'm living with my neighbor. My sister just let my animals outside to make it easier to feed them. However, it is getting cold and they need to be back inside. But the minute you step inside, you are covered in fleas. But I'm still lear”

“Hi there! Does anyone have any recommendations for sprays for couches, mattresses, places with lots of body contact? I am vacuuming surfaces daily but fleas are still popping up. Anything that can give an extra oomph, I am all for. Thank you! submitted by /u/Sensitive_Kiwi1171 [link] [comments]”

“Hey guys I’m literally losing my mind here. I’m wanting to know what’s the best treatment for cats and dogs and what spray for the house, I’ve tried the Walmart ORTHO and black flag and it’s like it literally makes it worse, I can’t see them but I can feel them jumping on me. I can’t find any on the cats or dogs, no carpet, rewashing all the clothes. And really needing to know a home spray that works. Constantly vacuuming and sweeping my tile/wood floors, both animals are treated up to date with”

“Ive been seeing fleas in my room, in the past month or so I’ve found 3 fleas total, that may not seem like a lot but I’ve been babysitting very frequently and even spending the night at a house that has a TERRIBLE flea problem. I don’t have any pets but i do have carpeted floors and over 300 books in my room, i am terrified. I just found another now and i immediately vacuumed my room and shoved everything into the washer and bathtub soaking in hot water…. What do i do!!!! HELP ME PLEASE su”

“hi friends. recently i learned that over the summer, my moms house had a flea problem. she bagged some clothes i had in her house while dealing with the issue and put them outside in black plastic bags (for context, this is in southern california). these bags have been outside for nearly three months in VERY LOOSELY tied garbage bags. i’m quite worried about the condition of the clothing in there. i’m okay with saying bye to everything in there except one item. i believe there to be a lambswool”

“So I bought an IGR multi insect killer from my local pest control company last week, and started vaccuming daily starting with last week, for this insecticide it says wait 3 days to vaccum so I will probably continue on wednesday next week. Anyway 5 hours after I sprayed, I saw one small black insect crawling on the floor, I tried to approach it with a phone and a flashlight to take a photo, but the thing jumped away from me, this was in the intersection near the thrashcan area and the sink. I t”

“Hi everyone, I recently dealt with a stubborn flea issue at my previous home located in a rural area. The house was clean, but there were many stray cats in the garden, and the fleas hitched a ride inside on my clothes. I attempted to spray the area myself, which unfortunately caused some temporary breathing discomfort due to improper ventilation, but the issue wasn't fully resolved. Now, I have just traveled to another city to stay temporarily at my relatives' apartment. I just noticed”

“About a week ago, I saw a flea in my house. Having never seen a flea before I really thought nothing of it and didn’t realize what it was until a few days later when I woke up with bites around my ankles and put two and two together. Since then I have been vacuuming the entire house at least once a day, and setting up the soapy water/ light traps at night. Traps haven’t been super successful, I’ve probably caught less than 10 in those, but I have picked up quite a few (30? 40?) in the last sever”

“About 2 weeks ago we suddently started finding fleas in my apartment, always about 1 or 2 at a time. The problem is we have no pets, but around that time a few dogs possibly died in some sort of sealed basement under the building ( i don't know how to call it but it's inaccessible for human). My question is : is that where the fleas came from? Can they climb upto the 2nd floor? If not can a flea infestation begin from one flea brought from a bus or something? submitted by /u/”

“My dogs have been going to a reliable dog sitter for years. Unfortunately, there is a major stray cat problem in her neighborhood. Stray cats = fleas, and so my dogs contracted them on their last visit. We noticed it pretty early, but it was maybe a day or two after they returned home. They got flea treatment immediately, are bathed regularly, eat the soft chews daily, ect. We haven’t spotted a single adult flea since a day after we initially found them. Tell me why we can’t seem to defeat the l”

“So around early June my mom took in 2 cats for her friend while they went on a trip to Florida. And we had a cat too and little did we know there cats were infested with fleas and they spread to my cat and our house. We tried to many different drops on our cat and different collars and giving him a bath but nothing worked so we rehomed him a few days ago. But my mom’s friends cats left probably about 3 weeks ago.And most of the house is carpet and we washed all bedding’s multiple times. And spra”

“On my bed i see a few but when im sleep and then i wake up i have flea bites, cant call a exterminator because we have cats we didnt pay the pet deposit for and they are only biting me, not my mom, sister etc, ive tried everything from spraying my whole floor with flee spray, to washing my sheets, they always come back and i dont even have the cats in my room, the idea of bugs on me and bites are really icky and i dont know how much more i can take submitted by /u/kkaaeeddeenn [link]”

“We recently got some kittens who were CRAWLING with fleas. They were treated yesterday and I’m looking at now trying to tackle the room they were staying in. I’ve found these long black wiggly things on their bedding. Doesn’t look like fleas but it’s where all the flea dirt was. What are they? How can I best treat the room? submitted by /u/Polygon276 [link] [comments]”

“hello all, to start i have had fleas for about 6 years now sort of on and off because theyve fluctuated in certain parts of the house while in others they never leave. another important thing is that i live with my father and its not exactly easy to get him to do stuff, even with things like this it seems like it just like doesnt affect him somehow,, the only reason action is being taken more recently is bc his semi new gf actually cares and is concerned for the pets. we have two dogs and eleven”

“we don’t have pets. I’m not sure if there’s rats? I’ve never seen any but it’s happening from like maybe a week or a day more. submitted by /u/Chaatnimi [link] [comments]”

Long shot here, but my partner and I have a mild flea situation (enough for me to see bites, not enough to actually see THEM. Got it confirmed theyre flea bites though).…

“Just got over an awful months long period of fighting fleas. But now I'm paranoid of ANY bug infestation. Are there any preventatives I can do to make sure I get NO bug outbreaks? Is it just a matter of cleaning constantly? My brother got bed bugs once and seeing him struggle also freaked me out. I would hate to get another outbreak that I fight for months long submitted by /u/mossyac [link] [comments]”

“Our rowhome gets fleas every September that we’ve owned this house, 3 so far. We don’t have any pets and the fleas always appear in the back of our house: the kitchen and the basement. The fleas are obviously concentrated there and aren’t present anywhere else in our home. Our kitchen is tile floor and the basement is unfinished concrete. Every time we get them it seems to take weeks or months to get rid of them. We’ve always used PT Alpine and vacuumed frequently, but still it lasted a long tim”

“Customer has been dealing with “fleas” for about a month now. I’ve treated the entire home with Alpine WSG and fogged the lawn with Demand. I was sent this video this morning of this thing jumping. Here’s a screenshot of it. submitted by /u/Ill-Equipment1626 [link] [comments]”

“I’m so sorry for the wordy and rambly post, I am very scared of parasites and am autistic. TL;DR: can I use flea foggers in a small apartment? Hello, the title feels self explanatory but lemme share some details I’m living in an apartment with my best friend, and my cat (brand new to both of us, 3 yr old stray) had fleas when we took her in. We have documentation of her vet visit, but evidently after her vet visit the previous “owners” just stuck her right back outside, and she got fleas again (”

Hi, this is my couch and my house is unfortunately infested with fleas. The cat has been removed for over two weeks and yet I still find them. I have removed the…

“I am spiraling. I grew up super poor in a terrible house infested with mice and fleas and I am obviously traumatized by it. I just had to put my 11 year old dog down 2 weeks ago due to a really aggressive cancer and now I am finding fleas in my house for the first time. She was on Bravecto and my front and back yard are sprayed every 3 weeks by a mosquito/tick company. I have a 6 month old baby and a 5 year old. My husband’s ankles are eaten up but since he’s the one who does yard work we assume”

“Hey all, I posted this in r/dogadvice , but want to get parental advice as well, since we have an infant. We've never even dealt with this before as childless pet parents, and it feels all the more daunting with a baby. 😭 Thanks! ... Last night I noticed a little black dot on top of my dogs fur. We live in New England so I always assume its a tick. I picked it off, pinched it, and investigated. It did not die (typical), but it JUMPED. TICKS DON'T DO THAT. 😳 I was able to find it, squas”

“Hello all! So, I have fleas. I have no pets, and live in a one bedroom apartment (65% carpeted). I caught and IDed my first one last Friday (in my bed) - then found one that same day in my car. I left for the weekend and when I came back on Sunday I had 3 jump on my ankles in the span of 30 minutes (and they were smaller than the original 2). Interestingly enough, I think the bed and car flea could have been around for a while - as in hindsight I do remember shoo-ing bugs off of me many times. I”

“Been battling fleas for a week, feels defeating. Is this a bedbug? submitted by /u/Worth-Day-8927 [link] [comments]”

“I have a massive flea infestation… like 5 would jump on my ankles everytime I walked on my living room rug. I have no idea how this happened. Do I need professional pest control? I used carpet powder, vacuumed , sprayed and used 2 foggers. I also washed linens that were out. I came back 2 hours later and it seemed mostly ok but a few fleas just jumped on my socks but they died pretty quickly ? Is it possible the fleas are just slowly all dying or did my methods not work? If I stay away from my a”

“So long story short, dog had fleas, is now medicated, but no one in my family really knew about or experienced with fleas, and they seem to have reproduced in my bedroom carpet and the rug in the living room. i had been getting eaten up this whole time from before we knew he had it and i just thought mosquitos were really bad and i had never even seen a flea bite. I find out that a bunch were in my carpet last night and stay up all night freaking out and searching everything i can about them and”

“I had fleas, ticks all of the above and I live in a pretty mosquito heavy zone and I just got sick of id start just spraying myself with some flea and tick spray to get rid of em wondering if anyone else had similar issues thanks submitted by /u/Correct-Transition-8 [link] [comments]”

“Hello! My dog recently got fleas. Took her to the vet and got her on bravecto Immediately. So that part is done. My problem now is the furniture and yard. I’m set on Diatomaceous Earth for the yard and entry areas. I don’t know what to do about the inside of my house. I have flooring and A rug. The rug is not thick or anything I put salt on it and let it sit overnight once and Get rid of it in the morning. I’m doing it again tonight because it seems to be working good aswell. I’ve been mopping t”

“My old guy is struggling with fleas. He can’t do most oral meds and the topical I used seems to be doing nothing. I’ve given him two baths and washed and vacuumed everything. Anyone have any tips or tricks? submitted by /u/KiKi31Rose [link] [comments]”

“Hello, I'm mostly looking for advice. I'll provide some context - I live in a flat in Manchester, England. We've lived in this flat since 2019 and have never had any pets in the flat. There has been the occasional mouse, but neither of us has seen any evidence of it for a long time. About 4-6 weeks ago, I started getting bites on my ankles. I do typically get insect bites, especially this time of year. And I didn't think much of it until I saw the first flea on my leg. I initiall”

“i have found three of them on my socks recently but i thought i brought them after walks in my garden (they even bit me!) but my todays found utterly terrified me. how can i get rid of them? i have no pets so it makes me even more anxious submitted by /u/draint0uch [link] [comments]”

“I bought a cat carrier from a thrift store and it had flees in it. I noticed after probably 8 hours, and there were already some on my cat. I’ve since given him a dawn bath, used Natural Care Pet mist for fleas and ticks, and sprayed the house down with Natural Care Home spray. I’ve also washed all of the bedding and clothing on hot then dried on hot. Since I discovered and threw away the carrier, i’ve seen 2-4 fleas a day on my cat. I’ve been brushing him 3-4 times a day. Is there anything else”

“Hi Asking for knowledge to be passed on please We have had to re-home our dog a month ago sadly and since then, we have been eaten alive by fleas We have purchased two different types of flee killers from Amazon(two litre bottles and three smaller bottles) we have hoovered and hoovered, we have made sure no clothes are sitting about, I am cleaning and spraying with citronella the skirting boards, bottom of furniture, I have used raid on the floor, short of burning the house down at times I am at”

“Just found this on my arm and tried to get a search result on Google and it couldn't tell me 100%. I am dealing with fleas atm and have been working on my home and haven't seen any in a few days but wanted to know if this possibly is flea dirt or not. submitted by /u/VaderRevan [link] [comments]”

“I rent in a multi-family home built in the 1920s. I found fleas a week ago and last couple days they made into my aparment. I got 5 bites in a day and immediately retreated to my partner's place a few miles away. It's small but I can stay here a few days. My next door neighbor has a small dog she abuse and neglect. We used to hang out until I saw her slap the dog for barking. After seeing her abuse the dog I stopped hanging out with her. I did not call animal welfare because she lives ne”

“SOOOO… yeah. What the title says. I live in the state of Georgia in the country in the US if that helps at all. WE HAVE NO PETS AND NO CARPET ANYWHERE EITHER!!! Ugh. I’m literally going nuts over this. My old roommates that moved out last July 2025 had a small dog, and I didn’t really see many or have much issue when they were here, but once they left, it’s like they just had a party come August. Last summer I steam mopped the floors constantly every single day multiple times after trying spread”

“I dont know what to do. Every week I look under my blanket to my sheets and see tons of baby flea larve. I wash my bedding, I vacuumed everywhere in my room, even the bed, I give all the dogs a bath (their not even my animals their my parents), I spray flea insense just to make sure they die. AND THEN TWO DAYS LATER THEY ARE BACK ON MY BED. im so sick of this. Im about to just close my eyes for the night and sleep with these tiny worms that make me want to barf. I dont know what to do. I think t”

“I live in a 3500 SQFT home. Downstairs is wood floor. Upstairs is carpet. Fleas are only found downstairs on the wood floor. They were throughout the downstairs but are now isolated to around 200 square feet. We don’t have pets. We barely have furniture. Front yard is moss only. Backyard is maybe 10 yards by 10 yards. We don’t have an attic. Crawl space only. The crawl space is a little messy but if you know crawl spaces, the space is fine. We have caught 3 mice indoors. Something died in the cr”

“Hi! I live in east Texas, and the sand (dirt?) fleas are AWFUL out here. I have cats that are strictly indoors - they’ve all been treated, as have my yard and inside my house with an exterminator and other treatments by us (we live with a landscaper woo) but we became infested again and my poor babies are absolutely covered. I’m at a loss. My heart hurts for them itching so much - and I know it’s just not healthy for them. I don’t know what else to do, besides spending money we literally don’t h”

“I have problems getting rid of fleas . My entire body is covered in itchy small bites and I’ve been having them for about 1,5 maybe 2 weeks. I don’t have pets… I try vacuuming often , I bought a cheaper insecticide spray that is for fleas and like 4 other bugs but even after spraying my entire room with it and sleeping in the kitchen overnight I still wake up with new bites every single day. I also bought a flea and bedbug spray specifically meant for pets and after spraying my bedding and my ro”

“Hi, I suddenly have a flea infestation even though I live in a no pet household. I have taken some steps as advised in other threads. Currently contacting an exterminator because I think I will lose my mind trying to get this in control. My biggest issue right now is the double vacuum method. I don’t have a vacuum where you can bag the contents so if I vacuum the fleas, they will lay eggs and such in the container. I was planning to wash it with hot water but they could be in the other parts as”

“I have a flea infestation in my house and in my car. I've had a pest control guy come in and spray the floors and in the car. Last time I drove my car I got bitten a lot, so I'm not sure if the spray worked at all. The carpets and seats have given a hydrophobic treatment that makes them stain resistant. Is that going to stop the flea spray from working properly? I'm worried that the stain resistant treatment will stop the spray bonding with the upholstery. The spray he used was Digra”

“So recently I visited a friend, at this point that recent is about a month and a half ago maybe 2 months. His dog was covered in fleas, I didn't know until the morning when I woke up and they were all over me. He claimed he thought she didn't have fleas anymore. Well I ended up tracking them into my house, and now they are all over my house. I do not have pets, I only have a couple rugs mostly linoleum floors, I have been spraying this pet spray thing all over the furniture, vacuuming, a”

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“I had pest control come out due to clothes moths, (April of 2026) it was getting bad. $500 and 3 sprays later, things seemed alright but as of late I've been seeing the occasional straggler pop up. I did leave my pheromone traps out, and it has caught a few, saw one pop up the other day, and today saw one on a towel in the bathroom. Is there anything I can do on my end besides hiring them to come do the whole process again? Having to pack up every article of clothing and linen I own, live ou”

“I need to get rid of these fleas. Problem is, when I moved in this house was messy. It still is, and we have countless fruit flies, rotting food, etc. I'm the only one who cleans up in a three bedroom two story hkme and I have limited time to do it every day (30-40mins) before going to sleep to work the next day. I have limited it down and it's way better than before, but every food item or carpet cleaned is 2 new piles of food starting to rot. I'm in an awkward situation and have bo”

“Hi everyone!!! I’ve been dealing with a terrible flea infestation this entire summer and I’m truly desperate for it to be over. Please brace yourself because this is a long thing to read. A little backstory: We had a mom stray cat and her six kids in our yard for a few months so this is where we believe the issue initially stemmed from. We were naive and fed them, hence why they kept returning. They are no longer in our yard and left about more than two months ago, but we are still having proble”

“We’ve been having a lot of fleas show up in our backyard due to the stray cats wandering around and hanging out there. The fleas don’t go on us but they keep jumping on our dog and it’s just been very annoying. One of the cats even had kittens recently so that just means more fleas, so we’re trying to figure out how to get rid of and prevent fleas but without using something that can be harmful to animals as we don’t want to make the cats sick or get our dog sick. I’m not very educated on the ch”

“Hi everyone!!! I’ve been dealing with a terrible flea infestation this entire summer and I’m truly desperate for it to be over. Please brace yourself because this is a long thing to read. A little backstory: We had a mom stray cat and her six kids in our yard for a few months so this is where we believe the issue initially stemmed from. We were naive and fed them, hence why they kept returning. They are no longer in our yard and left about more than two months ago, but we are still having proble”

“Hello! On and off for about 3 months now; me and my partner have been waking up sporadically with “bites” of sorts. We have sticky traps and bed post interceptors and a mattress cover and have found NO evidence of bed bugs. No skins, no blood/poop trail, and no bugs. The bites also don’t really lineup with stereotypical bed bug activity but I know that’s kind of moot. We recently put in a UV trap and we have been catching mosquitoes and some little fuckers I can’t identify. Are they carpet beetl”