Flea control Melbourne

Flea treatment in Melbourne typically costs between $180 and $350 for a standard residential treatment covering all carpeted rooms, hard floors, and pet sleeping areas. Larger properties or those with multiple heavy-infestation zones cost more. Treatment is usually completed in one visit, with a follow-up recommended 3 to 4 weeks later for severe infestations.

Treating your pet removes adult fleas from the animal, but adult fleas represent only around 5 percent of a flea infestation. The other 95 percent (eggs, larvae, and pupae) lives in your carpets, furniture, and flooring. These stages continue developing regardless of what treatment the pet receives, producing a continuous supply of new adults that jump back onto the pet and bite people. Eliminating an infestation requires treating both the pet and the home environment on the same day.

Vacuum all carpets, rugs, upholstered furniture, and skirting board areas thoroughly before treatment, the vibration stimulates pupae to hatch, making emerging adults vulnerable. Wash all pet bedding. Cover fish tanks and bird cages. Treat your pet on the same day as the home treatment. Vacate the property with all people and pets for 2 to 3 hours. Avoid wet mopping floors for at least 2 weeks after treatment, as this washes away the residual treatment before dormant pupae have hatched.

Yes, once treated surfaces are fully dry. All people and pets must vacate during treatment and for 2 to 3 hours after. We use products including an insect growth regulator that are registered for residential use, the IGR component is particularly low in mammalian toxicity. Your technician will advise on the specific re-entry time for your treatment.

Seeing some fleas in the 2 to 4 weeks after professional treatment is normal. Flea pupae inside their cocoons are resistant to insecticides and continue to hatch for several weeks after treatment. When these adults emerge, they are exposed to the residual treatment on the floor and die, but there may be a brief period where you see them before they contact the residue. The key sign of treatment success is a decreasing number of fleas each week. If significant activity continues beyond 4 to 6 weeks, contact us for a follow-up assessment.

Yes. Flea pupae can remain dormant for months, sometimes longer and hatch when vibration and body heat signal the presence of a potential host. Moving into a property previously occupied by pets is one of the most common causes of flea problems in people without animals. Wildlife including possums in roof voids can also introduce fleas. End of lease flea treatment is specifically designed to address this scenario for outgoing tenants with pets.