Hi everyone. Thanks so much for your contributions to this thread!
I’m about at my wit’s end. I have no pets, yet found myself with fleas in the home at the end of June. Because I have kids in the home who are very susceptible to respiratory issues, I haven’t used any DE (especially because one is crawling and I’m afraid it would kick up the dust too much). However, I have vacuumed nearly every day since then and am still having an issue with the fleas. I can’t imagine that our infestation is very large because we rarely actually see a flea and don’t get bites daily. I’ve also placed traps around and didn’t catch any. It seems that there will be a period of a couple of weeks with no bites and then we will get a couple on our feet or legs and then none for awhile. I vacuum very thoroughly and don’t have things on the floor except for furniture. My husband is frustrated with me being so paranoid about it and wants to call pest control. I wonder if there may be some hiding in the couch, but I have vacuumed it as thoroughly as possible and I’m not sure if it has made a difference.
I have a dehumidifier and kept the house below 40% (based on a separate humidity monitor) for a couple of weeks but that didn’t seem to make a difference.
I have read this thread and lots of other articles and am just wondering what I could be missing.
Any help is most appreciated!!
