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Answer provided 11/3/2004 1:57:57 PM
Q.
im moving into a new home however the home ive just moved out of is competely infested w/ fleas...im only taking my clothes dresser and bed.....my question is, should i just rewash my clothes once i move into the new home, incase of fleas.... do fleas die in the dryer???or should i put all my stuff outside and spray it before taking it in the house...??right now ive got all my stuf sitting in the garage... i just wannna know if its safe to bring in w/o risking contamination of my new home....
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Moving infested items into a new home will almost always reinfest the new one. The best protection is to protect the new home with an Insect Growth Regulator so that even if you bring in fleas, they will never lay eggs that hatch in your house and will never infest it.
The best on the market is Demize, you can find it here:
http://fleasmart.com/fleahous.htm
When you wash your laundry, the most important part is to have it stay in the detergent for at least 15 minutes. The temperature of the water or dryer will not make much difference, but the soap will break down the waxy coating and they will dehydrate and die. Washing will not solve the egg, larva, or mostly the pupa stage. For that, you need to treat the new home.It is cheap and easy and you will never have to face fleas again.
I hope this helps,
Francie in Austin
Your LifeTips Flea Guru
http://www.FleaSmart.com
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