Fleas / Ticks Pest Control

 

The entire house must be sprayed.  
If it’s a bad infestation, additional treatments may be required.  
Pets must be treated at the same time to break the cycle.
Areas, where ticks inhabit, will be sprayed.

More Information and Tips on Fleas Extermination / Control:

• Fleas are small, dark brown or reddish brown insects
• 1 - 4 mm with flattened bodies
• Wingless, but can jump up to 20 cm(8 inches) vertically and 41 cm (16 inches) horizontally
• Four stages of development - egg, larval, pupal, adult
• Females lay 4 - 8 smooth, round, light-colored, sticky eggs after each blood meal
• Can lay 25 per day and 800 in her life span
• Eggs hatch into tiny (1.5 - 5 mm long), hairy worm-like larvae with whitish to brown heads 
• Larvae feed on organic debris including their own shed skin and adult excrement
• Can survive up to 200 days
• Avel up to 30 cm (12 inches) per minute
• Spin silken cocoons covered in dust, sand, and debris - later emerging as an adult flea
• Bites cause irritation and discomfort to pets and people
• Some people and pets can have allergic reactions to the flea saliva left when bitten
• Bites leave a small hard, red, swollen, itchy spot with a single puncture at the center
• Bites are often in clusters or lines that can remain inflamed for weeks
• Bites can cause hair loss in animals due to excessive scratching
• Fleas can transmit disease or tapeworm but it is rare
• Fleas feed several times a day but can survive several weeks without a meal
• Fleas leave the host after biting but eggs, larvae or pupae may remain on the animal
• Peak season is August to October
• Pets and homes must be treated simultaneously to be effective
• Bad infestations may require more than 1 treatment
• If an Interior treatment is required, all people and pets must vacate the premises for 4 - 6 hours
   

Areas, where ticks inhabit, will be sprayed.

More Information and Tips on Ticks Extermination /  Pest Control: 

• Ticks have moved into our area
• Bite pets and people
• Transmit disease
• Do not jump or fly
• May fall onto a host or crawl up from the ground
• Live in long grass, bushes, trees, dead leaves
• Preventative measures include the clean up of leaves and around wood piles, keep grass cut
• Have your pets treated with Advantix available through your veterinarian
• Have area sprayed by The Pest Control Guy

We Service: Calgary, Chestermere, Cochrane, Airdrie and all of the surrounding area.

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