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[quote=Anonymous]Professional exterminator, ESPECIALLY if you live in a multi-unit building (apartment, duplex, semi-detached, et cetera). Fleas are hardy little critters and can hide and breed indefinitely. Even household products that claim to kill all lifecycles of the flea will leave many, many alive to continue their circle of life. Call the pros and take the nuclear option.

Dish soap is great for killing fleas on a dog. Leave it on for 10 minutes or so, then rinse, and watch out for the ones that try to jump to safety. But like I said, for every flea that's on the dog, there are many more in your carpet, sofa upholstery, cracks in the flooring, and so on, ready to continue the cycle. You MUST attack your entire home to effectively kill them, or you're just wasting your time.

Fleas and bed bugs. The two critters that are virtually impossible to eradicate on your own.

I'd much rather have a roach or rat infestation than go through the flea circus again.

P.S. As you've discovered, flea (and tick) season is year-round in DC. You have to keep your pets on preventatives year round, and even then, that's no guarantee. I know many dogs (including my own) who got fleas while on Frontline. They had some quality control issues a few years ago, and if you order on Amazon or such, there's a pretty good chance you'll end up with ineffective counterfeit product.  [/quote]

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