Which borax kills fleas

I use Revolution on the cats themselves, which seems to work really well. I first tried it when we had a pigeon next outside above my patio and, when the fledglings leave the next, the mites look for new homes.

Revolution did the trick, along with another very labor-intensive borax treatment. Hi Peaches! Thanks for your great comment, absolutely love the real life experience with borax! I have put the cat and dog in the bathhroom. Hi Tamara, yes it is safe. Best of luck with fighting these little pests and hope you have a good weekend!

Hi, just read all the info and hope to give it a try. We have 3 dogs,2 German Shepard,and! And a Flea problem that is about to drive me crazy. I have spent hundreds trying to get rid of them. The Vet didnt see fleas just dry skin on the Small dog. I ask was she wearing glasses. I am on a very fixed income now and cannot afford to go to the vets constant ly or throw money away. So I needed a new way to try that is affordable and works. My question is.

The Carpet Fresh stuff that you sprinkle on your carpets to freshen for smells has baking soda in them. Would it hurt to mix it with the borax. I use that at evry other vacuming and I vacum everyday by the way. Ididnt know if by useing the two together would be okay or what.

Also what flea product works for the pet.? I have tryed alot of them ,with little results. Flea collars are a waste,so im still trying to find a safe way to treat the dogs and take care of the skin.? Thanks for your time. Hi Penny! I suggest leaving it down for days before vacuuming and then applying it straight afterwards again. As a cheap solution that really works, wash your dogs in warm water and dawn dish soap about once a week, kills fleas instantly. Hi Natasha , I have a big flea problem.

I moved into a new to me :- apartment 3 weeks ago. She is paper trained and never goes out to get fleas. A couple of days after moving in, I found fleas on her. She is also allergic to fleas! They leave little sore spots where they bite her.

Just when I think I have them beat, they eat her up again!!! Since my husband died, it is just Baby and me. Do you have any more ideas for me to beat them without chemicals? I an really afraid the wrong thing could kill her, and she is all I have. Sorry this is so long, but please, HELP! HI Faye! However, the spray will also contain many ingredients as the bomb so dunno if that is going to help you.

I suggest that you keep up the bath routine every week or so and then try using the DIY flea traps guide on this blog, check it out. Let me know that goes! Can someone help me……my basement is loaded with fleas……bit the animals are not….

How long will it take to kill them…again no one has been down there for momyhs. Hi James, a couple weeks maybe? Hard to say, each infestation is different. I suggest going to investigate. Let me know. Hello, I wrote to Bug Squad yesterday prior to reading this. My problem is not fleas, however that concern is always there also, but whipworms.

I have 5 dogs and am now treating them all for whipworms. I am changing their Heartworm preventative pills to Interceptor this month. This however just worms them once a month, they can still be infested with them and deposit the eggs into the ground and grass. I am told that the eggs live in your soil for five years and the dogs either from eating stool Yes, Gross or eating dirt, keep reinfesting themselves.

I am greatly concerned with having these in my yard both for the sake of my dogs and for my five year old grandson, who like a typical little boy — plays in the dirt.

Would the DE or the Borax work on whipworms? Will the Borax kill my grass? It sounds like the DE would not. In order for the DE or Borax to be effective down into the soil it would have to be rinsed into it- Would this make it not effective? I want to Thank You very much for taking the time to both write and to help me and all of the people searching for help. Hi Tessie, I have used DE primarily for flea control but some of my readers have told me it is good for internal use.

Maybe investigate using DE in their water on a daily basis, maybe that will kill the worms and keep them free of those little pests. Let me know what you find, hope that helps! Thank you for this article. I have had several cats over the past 30 years and never have I had a flea problem until now.

My poor cats are miserable. I have used a topical flea treatment and it irritated one of my cats causing her to loose the hair on the back of her neck. Also a very good friend told me Borax really worked as well. So I just sprinkled some around my bed to see if it really would give me some relief.

I got instant relief from the fleas bitting my feet. Like you said I now need to treat both cats, the carpet and everything the same day. I just ordered a topical that my vet recommended and when I get it I will take a day for flea control. I truly hope I will be rid of the dam fleas after that.

Thanks again, I look forward to reading more from you. Hi Carol, it is a pleasure and thanks for your comment, sounds like you have a pretty solid plan and I am sure that you will win the battle.

If you have dogs on concrete I have used Borax before is it safe to just spread around. It is fleas that cause tape worms correct? They look like rice. Hi Debbie, yeah it is safe. Yes they commonly do but they are not the only cause, thanks for your comment. How long does it usually take? Hi Natasha. I need some peace of mind because I found some more this morning, and they seem to be concentrated in one corner of the bedroom so I reapplied the Borax there and also on the carpets, couch, and bed.

This method was recommended to me by a friend after I found a flea on my bed last night and noticed my dog was still itching despite being on a supposedly powerful flea treatment. The vet said it was too early for another dose so I treated him with a flea shampoo and powdered Borax over the areas of the house that he hangs out in, including the bed, the couch, and the carpets.

Thanks for the article! Hi Rachel, thanks for leaving a comment. I hope everything is alright now too, let me know if you have any issues. I would prefer a liquid solution of boric acid sprayed into the carpet for my particular situation. I have not been able to find any information on what percentage solution to use. I would appreciate any comments on this.

However, if you find something that works, let us know! We use 20 mule team boron in our waste water holding tanks in the motor home to control odros.

It does a great job and we never have unpleasant smells. Also use it with my laundry soap. I have had a huge flea problem for about 3 weeks now.

My boyfriend and I decided to get a kitten which is about 3 months old now. I have been using sprays and all other types of remedies with no luck at getting rid of them.

I recently put advantage II on my pet and have been looking for home remedies. I have been covered in flea bites and was wondering how I should use the Borax to eliminate the fleas on my wooden floors? Also how long should I leave it down to make sure that all of these little vermin are killed? There are also visible cracks on my floor and I am almost positive they are living in there how should I make sure the Borax gets in the cracks??

Please help! Hi Natasha Great article — thank you! I have had a flea infestation in my kids bedroom. I have used Borax as suggested on the floors and carpets. All clothing and bedding have been washed at a high temp, dog treated and dog bedding all treated. What about the kids beds? I have sprinkled Boraz on the mattress just to be safe — will this work? Many thanks. I never saw that coming. I had my cat for 18 year he had flea before but I did treat it with vantage and is always work.

I call the vet and told me to put 1 more dose of vantage. I also aply wondercide cider smel on the cat beding and the hard wood floor on the 1floor to protect the cat from the flea. However, I still have a question of my own. I have mostly hardwood floors with carpeting in only my 3 bedrooms. I understand about putting Borax on my carpets but am still a bit confused about the hardwood floors. I have 4 dogs and 3 cats.

If I sprinkle the Borax on my hardwood floors, can my dogs and cats still walk or lay on these floors. May I have your advise please? Thank you!!! Hi love your article!! I am currently on the tail end of a protracted war over 4 months with fleas and bed bugs.

Here is what in my experience does: Skim coating the walls an other hard surfaces with Borateem diluted in hot water with a clean sponge mop pretty much stops them there. Diatomaceous Earth works, but takes too long. The reduction was done with a commercial application of Procor. But, it did really reduce the number of them. Then I used Boric acid powder and it started working very quickly.

After 10 days I will vacuum it out and put Diatomaceous Earth to prevent a further infestation. Also, I ran my pillows through the dryer everyday to control any fleas that got on them.

To infusion evidently came from my neighbors as I walked along the hallways, since I am on the third floor. Heat rises and so evidently do fleas. I got a lot of confusing and misleading info when this first came up, hence the delay in results. But, when I figured things out, progress came pretty quickly.

Your suggestions are sound. Good luck to anyone fighting this horrible situation! Natasha, thanks for this information, very helpful. Do you think it will decrease the effectiveness of what the pest control company applied? I am using a Rug Doctor that I own to clean my carpets and hopefully get rid of the fleas. Hopefully the brush action and Borax solution will penetrate deep into the carpets and also dislodge any fleas and get sucked up while killing any left behind.

Your information is very helpful. I do have a question. These flee treatments you mention are for the carpet. Can I also sprinkle the salt and baking soda mix or boric acid on the furniture and mattresses?? Does Borax powder work to prevent termite? Hi Rudy! I had a pharmacist who had his house built. He ordered enough borax to include between the interior and exterior walls of his house and has never seen any evidence of termites, That does work.

Hi, I have a 13 week old kitten that I just got off someone on Monday, last night Saturday I noticed fleas on him, I bathed him in flea shampoo right away, and got him left in my laundry room till Monday when I bring him to the vet, how long do it take to get fleas in carpet and for the eggs to be there? I recently bought a house and after moving in discovered the basement had fleas.

We sprinkled borax all over down there and then left it. It has been 4 weeks since we sprinkled borax all over down there. Unfortunately I had friends over this weekend and their kids opened and went down into the basement — along with the kid went one of my cats.

Well yesterday I discover a couple fleas on the one cat. I needed to do another dose of Frontline on them anyways so I did that immediately.. The living areas are hardwood with some area rugs. I purchased DE last night and waiting for it to arrive but in the mean time am I ok to sprinkle borax on the area rugs? I cant take the cats anywhere so I wont be able to leave the borax on for extended amounts of time. To be honest I was really disappointed that there are still living fleas in my basement..

Hi Tara! Yes you can do that. The DE should work well, just take it easy when applying it, it can be quite dusty hehe. If you are still at your wits end, drop me a message and I can organize a few free quotes to remove the fleas professionally. Good morning Natasha! Thank you so much for this article and all of your research. I sometimes believe that you can drive yourself insane when you Google about a certain thing.

I have had my dog for 10 years and this is the first year that I believe that I found a few fleas on him. I believe he may have brought them home from our groomer.

I will never forget that again. I have been going out of my mind with just the thought of finding a few on him. I have cleaned and dusted my home on a daily basis with the hopes that they are not on my furniture, carpet or any floors that I have.

I brought him to the vet and they confirmed that he does not have flea dirt on him therefore I hope he did not have many on him. My concern is now my house. I am assuming the only way to know is when they hatch which haunts me. I vacuum every day and throw away the bag. Can you recommend any thing else before I rip up my carpets. Thank you! Hi Andrea! Its a pleasure!

I suggest you make one of my DIY flea traps article on this blog , it will instantly tell you whether you home has fleas or not. Let me know how it goes.

We are buying a repo house next week. There is carpet and linolium in the house right now. We are replacing everything. One of the workers came in and said that he felt little bites at his ankles and thinks we have fleas. How do we know for sure what that is or should we assume it is fleas?

If we are replacing the carpet and other flooring in the whole house, how should we proceed to get rid of the fleas? Should we do the borax and then rip out the carpet and replace? Thank you for your help! Hi Sheri! I think you should go and look yourself, it might be fleas but you would have to confirm it. Just take the carpets out, discard of them properly and then mop the floors with warm water and soap, that will kill fleas instantly. It is a very dry Summer here at present, and I have a flea issue outside, and they keep reinfesting my pug.

Will Borax work outside? Hi Penelope! Yes it would but you will need alot of it lol. I rather recommend that you use a spot on for your pug. I loved your article. Unfortunately I read it after going a bit borax crazy all over the house. We have confined the cat to a room with hardwod floors until her heavy duty flea collar kicks in. I havue two qestions. I know that you said the borax can cause breathing problems in cats and could be fatal.

Should I be worried about this if I keep her in a seperate, borax free room until I vaccum everything up? Also we used one brand of topical flea treatment on her that did not work at all thenbught a higher quality flea collar that does the same thing as a topical treatment and put in on a couple days after her last dose of the previous treatment.

She has had several baths in between. Should I be worried we might have over dosed her? Oh and what gets rid of flea eggs? Sorry that was an extra question. Again, your article was very well written and informative.

Hope to hear from you soon!! Hi Kristen! Yes you can do that, good idea. Have you tried something like Frontline? I suggest you check my article on flea eggs, all the info is there. Hello Natasha, I think I have fleas and ticks problem at home. I believe previous renter must have a dog and I got bites and crawling since this April. I have itchy ears all yhe time. I believe now fleas larvae live on my scalp but Dr could see them. Any recommendations on how to get rid of flea eggs and larvae on my scalp and feet if I couldnt get dr prescription?

Hi Pam! I think you are having a skin allergy, ask your doctor for something to treat the itchiness. Hi Natasha, I bought a 4lb bag of Safer brand DM and am terrified to use it on my carpets to kill fleas in fear of hurting my cats.

Have you heard of this product? Please advise the best treatment DM or Borax. Hi Susan! Mule Team Borax is also a great option, both work.

You could do that but you kinda want to leave the DE or borax down for a day or two before vacuuming it up. The only thing is I didnt apply it under my bed as it would be heavy to move. Do you recommend moving the bed to apply borax there or would having it on a good portion of my rooms floor suffice. Also people in the other rooms have not been getting bit, but would you recommend using Borax throughout the house if the fleas have been only in my room?

Hi Tom! Yes, I recommend it, sorry lol. If you feel that fleas could have reached those areas, yes do that as well. You could also use my DIY flea trap guide to check if there are fleas in those rooms. My daughter has discovered fleas on her second story balcony. She has lived there for 2 years with no pets.

She is not sure how to treat the fleas because any treatment will filter down to the downstairs neighbors porch. Hi Linda! If they are confined to the balcony, I recommend just using dish soap and warm water to wash it down. The fleas might have come from a bird or something. We are plagued with ants every where can I use borax to treat my yard without harming my dogs and cats Thanks.

Hi Martha! Yes, presuming that the weather is dry, borax can definitely help you treat the yard safely. Hello, I have been told to sprinkle Mule Team on the earth floor of my dogs outdoor kennel before I put the straw and cedar shavings down. But not overuse it? Thanks Natasha. I have an unoccupied rental house two hours away from where we live.

It was vacated by renters but they left behind a giant flea infestation that we have been trying to squelch for five weeks now. We hired an exterminator twice just to remove all of the carpet and tack strip. Many pet owners use the two terms interchangeably but it is essential to know which the safer and natural flea control solution is.

Secondly, we shall also consider some safety precautions to follow when using Borax to kill fleas safely. Borax and boric acid powders are both derivatives of boron. In Asian countries, artisans have been using the borax since centuries for welding, brazing and glazing artwork and pottery as well as in drugs and pharmaceuticals.

Borax is a mild antiseptic and fungicide and has also been used as eyewash for treating eye infections. There is a difference between Boron, Borate, Boric acid and Borax. Boron is an element that exists in nature.

Borax is a combination of sodium, boron and oxygen and can be mined from the earth in its crude form. Boric acid is obtained from borax; it is a crystalline derivative obtained by mixing borax with an acid.

Both boric acid and borax are used for pest control. However, if you are looking for a safer and greener method of killing fleas , then Borax is a better and a safer option. Borax is known to be highly effective in killing fleas. It is odorless and is available readily in powdered form. Her past writing experience includes school news reporting, church drama, in-house business articles and a self-published mystery, "Duty Free Murder. By Lori Lapierre. Related Articles. Why It Works Salt attracts moisture -- meaning it can kill fleas merely by dehydrating them.

Easy Application Vacuum your carpet thoroughly to remove as much dirt, fleas and eggs as possible. Ideally, you should apply borax to your pets and cover their fur with a blanket or t-shirt. Your pets need a shield against fleas, and borax is the one for you to do it now. You have to know how borax can be used to kill fleas by following these steps:. You should buy the product on the internet or in any physical store for pest control at home.

You can spend very little money on this product that comes in powder form for you to apply. You must combine the powdered product with water and place it in a spray bottle to apply it quickly. You will only open the coat, apply the solution to your pet, and then cover it with a shirt. It is good that the borax is absorbed into the skin of your pet so that it can act positively against fleas. The effect of borax against fleas and their eggs takes about 1 hour for you to see them dead. If you applied the product correctly on your pet, you would notice how the fleas fall little by little as the hours go by.