Quote Originally Posted by Dot
All those suggestions are good. One more thing you can do that may help, and doesn't cost a thing except time:

Take some time to examine your floors VERY closely and VERY carefully, and you will learn to identify the flea egg cocoons that are doubtless there. Once you do, take the time to scrape them loose (thereby killing them) and vacuum them up, and you should dramatically slow down the hatching of new fleas. This will help you get in control of the situation much faster.

We also have hardwood floors, but one year we still had an infestation of fleas that just would not quit! I finally discovered that in the grooves between the boards, the flea cocoons were lined up just waiting to hatch. They are white and look like small grains of rice. They attach themselves to the wood and a vacuum will not pull them loose. It is necessary to take a sharp tool to smash them and drag them out. A table knife will work, or a letter opener is good, too.

You will doubtless find, as I did, that the with activity in the house, the eggs that fall off your dog get brushed to the side where they spin their cocoons and attach to the floor. Typical places to look are under the sofa, under tables, and around the perimeter of the room -- especially up close to the baseboards.

I have a home organ with full pedal board, and once when I pulled the pedals away, I was shocked to see flea cocoons lined up between all the hardwood boards in the floor. Then I knew why all my vacuuming and dog washing had been for naught! Since learning where to look for the flea cocoons and destroy them, I've had no more infestations.

Hope this helps!

Dottie
The floors were done very recentlly and our friend did the floors. He put an extra coat of sealant (or whatever it's called) and there are no cracks in the floor. He filled in all the cracks there were with this wood filler stuff, so they're all smooth, and since they were done so recentlly, the cracks have not formed again. It probablly wouldn't hurt to fog the house again though, once I get the Frontline Plus. I bet there may be some eggs/cocoons on/in the furniture and under it and such. Blasted, nasty bugs from hell!

Thanks again for the help, everyone. One thing I'm going to do is put a cut up flea collar in the vaccum for when I vaccum the hardwood and furniture. That'll probablly help. I didn't think of that, so thanks so much for that idea, it was good! I am also starting to save a little bit from every paycheck to eventually buy the Frontline Plus I need for all 4 critters....man do I ever need to win the lotto!