Best Flea Foggers for the House

S-methoprene is an insecticide that acts as a hormone in insects. It can be used to kill fleas, flies, beetles, and a number of other insects. S-methoprene affects the robust insects that survive contact to the other pesticides.

Pyrethrins are a blend of six chemicals that are highly toxic to insects. They are found naturally in some chrysanthemum flowers. Pyrethroids are a type of man-made pesticides comparable to the natural pesticide pyrethrum or pyrethrins.

Permethrin is a pesticide within the pyrethroid family. Permethrin can be used on food and feed crops, on livestock, and also on clothing. Permethrin affects insects if they ingest it or touch it. Permethrin hinders the nervous system in insects, which causes muscle spasms, paralysis, and death (but it’s far less toxic to humans and dogs).

Etofenprox is a man-made pyrethroid which that disrupts nerve impulses in insect nerve axons and was proven highly effective even in tropical environments.

Piperonyl butoxide is a man-made pesticide that alone does nothing but works with other insecticides to increase their effectiveness. Piperonyl butoxide is nearly non-toxic to humans, birds, and other mammals. However, once it is combined with other pesticides like pyrethrins or pyrethroids is makes a strong insect killer.

Fleas are wingless insects that pose numerous health risks. Not only can they make you and your pet itch all over, but they also carry some frightening illnesses. When bitten, you will often see a small reddened spot encircled by a red halo, typically without much swelling with fleabites.

Research shows fleas can spread a typhus disease in humans. If the fleas fed off of infected squirrels, rats, or other rodents in some areas, they even pose the threat of plague. Even in the United States plague is active and watched by the Center for Disease Control. So, using a fogger to exterminate fleas in your home is well worth a try.

Prior to using a flea fogger, make sure you cover all the furniture (that you don’t want the mist to land on) in your home with sheets. Then move any food—even that in the pantry—and utensils, as well as small appliances such as toasters or kettles outside. Scan everything and think about a mist covering anything it can touch. If you don’t want chemicals on it, take it outdoors.

Open all of your interior doors (from room to room), drawers, and cabinets in your home and shut the windows. Once every person and your pet are outside of your house, place a flea fogger in the middle of each of the rooms you want to treat. When you’re ready, follow the instructions on the label to activate the flea bombs and immediately exit your house or apartment.