Does my house have fleas?

Question

We're moving out of our no-pet apartment into a house that has previously had pets. When I went through the cabinets in our house I found dozens of dead fleas in the kitchen, but thought nothing of it. When I got back to my apartment that night I found a flea on me. Ever since I feel itchy and see very small red bumps on my legs and back - I don't know if I'm being paranoid or if I have cause to worry. Does anyone have any advice for detecting fleas?

Answer 1

Not your problem.  Call the landlord

Answer 2

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Tell your new landlord he has to have the place sprayed for fleas and mites.

Of course you will have to kill the fleas in the front back and side yards own your own.

go to Walmart and figure how many square feet your yard is you will have to cover.

then read the front of the bag and it will tell you how much one bag covers. borrow the land lord spreader.

Answer 3

You know if you have fleas if you see them on you.  One sure way to check is buy a flea trap night light.  Just plug in in and leave it in overnight, it has a board behind it that it very sticky when they jump toward the light they stick to the board.  Good luck, I've lived with the worst flea infestation before.  Before you start unpacking you need to set off some flea fogger bombs.  Then as a precaution you need to vacuum every few days incase there are eggs in your carpet, hopefully you have a bagless vacuum that you can empty outside after every vacuum so they can't get out.  If you do have a bagged vacuum throw a flea collar in there.  If you can't find that nightlight thing you can use a regular nightlight and put a wide pan or bowl directly under it and they will jump into the water.  I'm sure you do have them though if you found one on you and have bites.  Flea bites are the most itchy bites to me!

Answer 4

at night a good way to tell is put a bowl of soapy water on the floor and a small lamp slightly above it and in the morning you will know.

Answer 5

Well yes sadly  looks like you have  fleas -a -plenty!

( Hard ware shops have super anti- flea treatment

!)