whether you are a cat person or a dog person, fleas are not welcome in your home.
Customer Responsibilities PRIOR TO Arrival of Technician:
- PETS: Pets cannot be present during any treatment. Remove ALL pets and animals from structure and yard. Aquariums with fish must be either removed or covered and air pumps turned off during treatment. Birds, Reptiles, and other exotic pets MUST be removed during treatment.
Have pets treated by a Veterinarian or licensed Pet Groomer. Ultrasonic flea collars are NOT an effective treatment. Pets are the source of the fleas. Preventing fleas on your pets will prevent flea infestations in your home in the future.
- CLEANING INSIDE: If All Star Pest Control is treating inside, remove ALL items from all floors – clothing, shoes, toys, pet food and water dishes, litter box. Includes closets, under beds, under furniture such as chairs, and couches. Draperies should be tied back to expose the floor.
Thoroughly vacuum or wash all floor surfaces, including edges of hard flooring. Dispose of vacuum bag or contents in a sealed plastic bag. Vacuum thoroughly any furniture where pets are allowed to sleep or otherwise spend time – remove cushions and vacuum surfaces, seams, and edges below them. If pets have access to basement or garage please vacuum or wash these floor surfaces as well. The more you can clear the floors in the home, the more effectively the technician can treat areas where fleas maybe living or developing as larvae.
Pet bedding and other linens pets sleep on must be washed in hot water or run through a hot dryer for a minimum of 30 minutes. If you plan to SHAMPOO any carpets please do so and allow it to dry prior to our visit and treatment. OUTSIDE: If All Star Pest Control is treating outside, remove all toys and other objects from lawns or pet areas. Remove and properly dispose of all pet wastes in yard or kennels. Remove and dispose of yard wastes – leaves, lawn clippings, other plant matter. Ensure technician will have access to the back yard.
Customer responsibilities FOLLOWING treatment by Technician:
- SAFETY: Do NOT re-enter the treated rooms until any treated surface is DRY – this will be 2-4 hours, but may be tested by lightly pressing a tissue to the surface.
- CLEANING: Vacuum carpets and upholstered furniture thoroughly each day, or at a minimum every other day, for 14 days. Dispose of contents in a sealed plastic bag. It is normal to see an occasional flea adult for 2 weeks following treatment. Daily vacuuming will shorten the length of time this occurs.
- OUTSIDE: Ensure no yard watering occurs for 24 hours.
More information about our Flea Treatment:
A residual material will be applied to kill adult fleas and larvae. This will be present for 2 to 3 weeks. A Growth regulator will be applied to affect flea eggs and larvae to prevent there development to the adult stage.
This may last as long as 6 months. Once products have dried all products used will pose no rick to people or pets that contact the treated surfaces. Do NOT expect any chemical odor from our application. Most products today are odorless or nearly so.
