Flea Exterminator

Why fleas are so hard to get rid of

Fleas don’t stay on your pet. Most of a flea problem lives in your carpet, furniture, pet bedding and yard as eggs, larvae and cocoons.

Adult fleas lay eggs on your pet, and the eggs fall off wherever your pet goes. They hatch and develop out of sight. The cocoon stage is tough and can wait until it senses movement or warmth before the adult comes out.

That’s why spraying once or treating only the pet rarely works. You have to treat the home, the yard and the pet, and follow up.

Can fleas make my family or pets sick?

For most families, fleas are an itchy nuisance, not a health emergency. But they’re worth taking seriously, especially with pets and young children in the house.

• Pets can develop flea allergy dermatitis, an itchy skin reaction to flea bites, and can get tapeworms by swallowing fleas while grooming.
• Children can occasionally get tapeworms the same way, by accidentally swallowing an infected flea.
• Cats can carry the bacteria that cause cat scratch disease, which fleas spread between cats. People can get it from a scratch.
• Anyone who scratches bites hard enough to break the skin can end up with a skin infection.

The good news: treating your home and yard, and keeping pets on a vet-recommended flea preventive, breaks the cycle. If a pet is scratching constantly or anyone in your family has symptoms after flea bites, check with your veterinarian or doctor.

Inside your home: flea treatment

• A full inspection to find where fleas are concentrated
• Treatment of carpets, rugs, furniture and pet resting areas
• Instructions to help you prepare before we arrive
• A scheduled follow-up visit to re-treat if needed, since new fleas can keep hatching after the first treatment
• Our Whatever It Takes Guarantee: a refund of your last service, a free re-treat, and if you’re still not happy, we pay a competitor

In your yard: fleas and ticks with our mosquito service

If your pets spend time outside, the yard can keep bringing fleas back in. Our monthly mosquito service treats your yard for mosquitoes, ticks and fleas on every visit. It runs year-round, focusing on ticks and fleas in the winter months. Treating the yard is the best way to keep a flea problem from coming back.

How much does flea control cost?

• Indoor flea treatment starts at $300, depending on the size of your home and the level of infestation. It includes a scheduled follow-up visit.
• Yard flea and tick control is part of our monthly mosquito service, starting at $75 a month based on yard size.
• The inspection is free.

Fleas through the year in Middle Tennessee

Season	What homeowners see	What we focus on
Spring (Mar–May)	Fleas picked up in the yard as temperatures rise	Yard treatment, indoor inspection
Summer (Jun–Aug)	Peak flea activity, bites on ankles and pets scratching	Indoor treatment and follow-up, monthly yard service
Fall (Sep–Nov)	Fleas carried in as pets and wildlife spend time near the house	Indoor treatment, yard treatment
Winter (Dec–Feb)	Fleas surviving indoors in warm homes	Indoor treatment, winter yard visits for fleas and ticks

Tips to help your treatment work

• Keep your pets on a flea preventive your veterinarian recommends. We treat your home and yard, and your vet treats your pet.
• Vacuum floors, rugs and furniture daily after treatment, and empty the vacuum outside.
• Wash pet bedding, throw blankets and rugs in hot water.
• Keep your grass mowed and limit wildlife hiding spots, since raccoons, opossums and stray animals can carry fleas into your yard.

How it works

1. Free inspection. We check your home and yard and show you where fleas are.
2. Treatment. We treat inside, outside or both.
3. Follow-up visit. We come back to re-treat if needed.
4. Ongoing yard protection. Our monthly mosquito service keeps treating the yard for fleas and ticks.

Flea Control FAQs

Serving homes across Middle Tennessee

We provide flea control in Nashville, Hendersonville, Gallatin, Goodlettsville, Brentwood, Franklin, Murfreesboro, Mt. Juliet, Lebanon, Clarksville, and surrounding areas.

Fleas in your home? Call 615.590.1260 or schedule a free inspection.

Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (fleaborne diseases, cat scratch disease, flea tapeworm).