Fleas

Flea Pest Control – Coopers Pest Solutions | Perth WA

Fleas can be a persistent and frustrating pest, especially when pets are part of your household. At Coopers Pest Solutions, we offer comprehensive flea treatments across Perth to help you eliminate fleas from your home, yard, and pets. But effective flea control is more than just treating one area—it’s about breaking the life cycle.

Understanding Fleas: Why Complete Treatment is Essential

Fleas thrive when only one area—like your pet or your backyard—is treated. For long-term success, you must treat all areas your pet spends time in.

• Indoor pets: You must treat both the home and the pet.

• Outdoor pets: Treat both the yard and the pet.

• Pets inside and outside: A full treatment of the home, pet, and yard is essential.

Remember: flea control = egg control. Fleas won’t persist if you stop the eggs from hatching—on your pet, in the house, and in the yard.

How Long Does Flea Treatment Take?

Once your home is infested, full eradication may take a few weeks. Our first treatment breaks the flea life cycle, but pupae (flea cocoons) can take up to 4–8 weeks to hatch. Some homes may need follow-up treatments depending on the severity of the infestation.

You may still see fleas for several weeks after treatment, especially if large numbers of pupae are hatching. This is normal.

Important Flea Facts You Should Know

1. No treatment kills flea pupae directly.

   • Our treatment targets adult fleas and larvae with a combination of adulticide and growth regulators.

   • Eggs exposed to the growth regulator will not develop into adults.

   • Pupae, however, remain protected in their cocoon and can hatch days or weeks later.

2. Pupae hatch in response to movement and heat.

   • Stay active in flea-prone rooms to encourage fleas to emerge and die from treatment.

   • If pets are removed from the home, you become the next target. Keep activity in affected areas.

3. Don’t leave rooms unused.

   • Flea cocoons will stay dormant in undisturbed spaces.

   • Daily vacuuming and walking through rooms (even in white socks, which attract fleas) will encourage them to hatch.

4. Flea cocoons can lie dormant for up to a year.

   • Regular vacuuming helps bring them out faster.

   • Use vacuums with disposable bags for easy removal.

Flea Control Treatments

Before the Treatment

Your responsibilities:

• Wash your pets with a flea shampoo for 3 days before your appointment.

• Start a flea treatment program for your pets (vet recommended).

• Vacuum daily, using a vacuum with a disposable bag.

• Mop floorboards with hot water and tea tree oil.

• Mow the lawn short and water it the day before.

• Remove leaf litter and lift any goods off the ground inside your home.

Treatment Day

Our responsibilities:

• We will perform a comprehensive internal and external blanket spray using professional-grade flea control products.

• All internal floor areas and external ground areas will be treated.

• We will also treat the subfloor (if present) using powder or spray.

• You and your pets must vacate the property for 4 hours after treatment.

After the Treatment

• Continue vacuuming daily to stimulate hatching and speed up the removal of remaining pupae.

• Fleas may continue to appear for up to 3 weeks.

• A follow-up treatment may be required in 4–6 weeks, depending on activity levels.

Protecting Your Home from Future Flea Infestations

Inside Your Home

• Vacuum floors, rugs, and pet bedding regularly

• Clean up spills and food crumbs quickly

• Empty rubbish bins frequently

• Avoid feeding pets indoors where possible

• Store food in sealed, pest-proof containers

• Rinse jars and containers before recycling

Outside Your Home

• Keep shrubs and grass trimmed back from the house

• Clean gutters and storm drains of debris

• Remove piles of leaves or garden waste

• Check for signs of flea activity or nests in soil

• Keep trash sealed in closed bins

• Seal gaps around doors and windows