I rent in Central London

I leave the window open (always - for ventilation)

I am 6 floors up.

I have thoroughly cleaned the room. (the entire building itself is VERY
clean and VERY well maintained)

I guess insects must be coming though the window (although I never see
them)

Should I buy some chemicals to nuke everything on the carpet?

Should I put some sort of net around the window?

wrote:
I rent in Central London

I leave the window open (always - for ventilation)

I am 6 floors up.

I have thoroughly cleaned the room. (the entire building itself is
VERY clean and VERY well maintained)

I guess insects must be coming though the window (although I never see
them)

Should I buy some chemicals to nuke everything on the carpet?

Should I put some sort of net around the window?

Clean your mattress or buy a new one.

Get some tic spray from the local chandlers spray the bed,carpet and three
piece suite then hoover after 20 minutes.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

wrote:

I rent in Central London

I leave the window open (always - for ventilation)

I am 6 floors up.

I have thoroughly cleaned the room. (the entire building itself is VERY
clean and VERY well maintained)

I guess insects must be coming though the window (although I never see
them)

Should I buy some chemicals to nuke everything on the carpet?

Should I put some sort of net around the window?

Slow release vapona type Insect killers are very effective. Strong
smells also repel most insects, and an old trick is to wipe paraffin
around th window frame, it puts incoming insects off.


NT

On 9 Oct 2006 06:24:40 -0700, wrote:

I rent in Central London

I leave the window open (always - for ventilation)

I am 6 floors up.

I have thoroughly cleaned the room. (the entire building itself is VERY
clean and VERY well maintained)

I guess insects must be coming though the window (although I never see
them)

Should I buy some chemicals to nuke everything on the carpet?

Should I put some sort of net around the window?


I take it ,by the fact that you havent't mentioned it,that you don't have a cat
..Has there ever been a cat in the flat ..Flea eggs can rest dormant in carpets
and behind skirtings until CH gets switched on during cooler times and they then
come alive and can bite like buggery .


Stuart .

On 9 Oct 2006 06:24:40 -0700, wrote:

I rent in Central London

I leave the window open (always - for ventilation)

I am 6 floors up.

I have thoroughly cleaned the room. (the entire building itself is VERY
clean and VERY well maintained)

I guess insects must be coming though the window (although I never see
them)

Should I buy some chemicals to nuke everything on the carpet?

Should I put some sort of net around the window?

Ring your landlord and get them to sort out the infestation.
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wrote:
I rent in Central London

I leave the window open (always - for ventilation)

I am 6 floors up.

I have thoroughly cleaned the room. (the entire building itself is VERY
clean and VERY well maintained)

I guess insects must be coming though the window (although I never see
them)

Should I buy some chemicals to nuke everything on the carpet?

Should I put some sort of net around the window?

If you are 6 floors up I guess that it isn't cats getting in and
leaving fleas as they seem to be abundent at this time of the year,
fleas not cats. I guess it is because they build up through the summer.
I always have to give my cats good doses of treatment at this time of
the year and treat the floor of the house and carpets.

Kevin

mogga wrote:


Ring your landlord and get them to sort out the infestation.

If this is only just started and he's been in the flat some time? I doubt
it has anything to do with the LL.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

wrote:
wrote:

I rent in Central London

I leave the window open (always - for ventilation)

I am 6 floors up.

I have thoroughly cleaned the room. (the entire building itself is VERY
clean and VERY well maintained)

I guess insects must be coming though the window (although I never see
them)

Should I buy some chemicals to nuke everything on the carpet?

Should I put some sort of net around the window?

Slow release vapona type Insect killers are very effective. Strong
smells also repel most insects, and an old trick is to wipe paraffin
around th window frame, it puts incoming insects off.


NT

The Vapona "block" style insect repellent has been withdrawn, apparent
cancer scare, they were handy for the loft as we get attic flies as we
live near some marshy ground.

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
mogga wrote:

Ring your landlord and get them to sort out the infestation.

If this is only just started and he's been in the flat some time? I doubt
it has anything to do with the LL.

Stuart wrote:
On 9 Oct 2006 06:24:40 -0700, wrote:

I rent in Central London

I leave the window open (always - for ventilation)

I am 6 floors up.

I have thoroughly cleaned the room. (the entire building itself is VERY
clean and VERY well maintained)

I guess insects must be coming though the window (although I never see
them)

Should I buy some chemicals to nuke everything on the carpet?

Should I put some sort of net around the window?


I take it ,by the fact that you havent't mentioned it,that you don't have a cat
.Has there ever been a cat in the flat ..Flea eggs can rest dormant in carpets
and behind skirtings until CH gets switched on during cooler times and they then
come alive and can bite like buggery .


Stuart .


Stuart,

This sounds like the mostly likely situation.

I took over tenancy of this room in June. I don't have any pets.

Can anyone recommend any UK products/shops? I need to nuke any fleas in
the mattress/carpet etc.

thanks
R

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from Stuart contains these words:

I take it ,by the fact that you havent't mentioned it,that you don't
have a cat
..Has there ever been a cat in the flat ..Flea eggs can rest dormant
in carpets
and behind skirtings until CH gets switched on during cooler times and
they then
come alive and can bite like buggery .

And can lurk for months at the least, sometimes more.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

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I guess insects must be coming though the window (although I never see
them)

Fleas, tics or lice.

If you don't believe it, lay some strips of packing tape or Sellotape
upside down on the bed and see what turns up.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

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If you are 6 floors up I guess that it isn't cats getting in and
leaving fleas as they seem to be abundent at this time of the year,
fleas not cats.

Ain't they just. Our cats have been free for two years - up till last weekend.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

wrote:

This sounds like the mostly likely situation.

I took over tenancy of this room in June. I don't have any pets.

Can anyone recommend any UK products/shops? I need to nuke any fleas in
the mattress/carpet etc.

thanks
R

Where are you getting the bites? When I moved into a flat a few years
ago I had a problem with fleas and the bites were mostly around ankle
height, which I understand isn't unusual for fleas. The previous owner
had 2 cats and, despite her saying that she'd treated them, there was
still a big problem.

I tried an aerosol treatment from a local vets, but it didn't really
work. In the end I got the local council round (Wandsworth) who
sprayed the flat. They were far, far cheaper than the 'normal'
companies, but I don't think all councils offer this kind of treatment.

I'd guess that it would be very difficult to get the landlord to do
anything - most landlords would just say it was nothing to do with them
& that the flat was handed over clean.

Michael

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Can anyone recommend any UK products/shops? I need to nuke any fleas in
the mattress/carpet etc.

A steamer works well. The little sods don't like being parboiled.

--
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Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

wrote in message
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Can anyone recommend any UK products/shops? I need to nuke any fleas in
the mattress/carpet etc.

I used a cat flea powder from the local pet shop. Sprinkled on the bed and
carpet and left for a day then hoovered it always worked.

I've also used a natural pyrethrum horse louse/mite powder from the feed
store, that worked too.

Spouse hates the smell of both but I hate being bitten and sometimes we can
pick up fleas from other people or their pets.

Mary

wrote:
Stuart wrote:
On 9 Oct 2006 06:24:40 -0700, wrote:

I rent in Central London

I leave the window open (always - for ventilation)

I am 6 floors up.

I have thoroughly cleaned the room. (the entire building itself is
VERY clean and VERY well maintained)

I guess insects must be coming though the window (although I never
see them)

Should I buy some chemicals to nuke everything on the carpet?

Should I put some sort of net around the window?


I take it ,by the fact that you havent't mentioned it,that you don't
have a cat .Has there ever been a cat in the flat ..Flea eggs can
rest dormant in carpets and behind skirtings until CH gets switched
on during cooler times and they then come alive and can bite like
buggery .


Stuart .


Stuart,

This sounds like the mostly likely situation.

I took over tenancy of this room in June. I don't have any pets.

Can anyone recommend any UK products/shops? I need to nuke any fleas
in the mattress/carpet etc.

thanks
R

Acclaim

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
wrote:
Stuart wrote:
On 9 Oct 2006 06:24:40 -0700, wrote:

I rent in Central London

I leave the window open (always - for ventilation)

I am 6 floors up.

I have thoroughly cleaned the room. (the entire building itself is
VERY clean and VERY well maintained)

I guess insects must be coming though the window (although I never
see them)

Should I buy some chemicals to nuke everything on the carpet?

Should I put some sort of net around the window?


I take it ,by the fact that you havent't mentioned it,that you don't
have a cat .Has there ever been a cat in the flat ..Flea eggs can
rest dormant in carpets and behind skirtings until CH gets switched
on during cooler times and they then come alive and can bite like
buggery .


Stuart .


Stuart,

This sounds like the mostly likely situation.

I took over tenancy of this room in June. I don't have any pets.

Can anyone recommend any UK products/shops? I need to nuke any fleas
in the mattress/carpet etc.

thanks
R

Acclaim

Go into Poundland if you have one by you and you will find 2or3 cans for a
quid.

Got some 4 cans of american stuff in a spray out of one of those places.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

Or get a cat :-)

Cat fleas only bother humans when their preffered host isn't available.

When visiting cat left fleas at my parents' abode, Mum was pregnant and
didn't want to use any chemicals.

Someone advised the family to apply vegetable oil to the ankles to stop
the fleas getting any foothold. This seemed to work.

--
Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

On 9 Oct 2006 07:50:24 -0700, wrote:


Stuart wrote:
On 9 Oct 2006 06:24:40 -0700, wrote:

I rent in Central London

I leave the window open (always - for ventilation)

I am 6 floors up.

I have thoroughly cleaned the room. (the entire building itself is VERY
clean and VERY well maintained)

I guess insects must be coming though the window (although I never see
them)

Should I buy some chemicals to nuke everything on the carpet?

Should I put some sort of net around the window?


I take it ,by the fact that you havent't mentioned it,that you don't have a cat
.Has there ever been a cat in the flat ..Flea eggs can rest dormant in carpets
and behind skirtings until CH gets switched on during cooler times and they then
come alive and can bite like buggery .


Stuart .


Stuart,

This sounds like the mostly likely situation.

I took over tenancy of this room in June. I don't have any pets.

Can anyone recommend any UK products/shops? I need to nuke any fleas in
the mattress/carpet etc.

thanks
R

Yip.....I'd put money on it being cat fleas then .I had cats and ,thank
goodness,rarely had trouble with fleas but they did bite me around the ankle
/lower leg are .I had to treat my cats with some expensive stuff but you do not
have that problem .I also had to buy an aerosol from the vets to treat carpets
beds etc .The stuff you can buy in pet shops is ,imho,useless. What you want is
a stuff called Indorex,made by a company called Virbac .It's not exactly cheap
but it sure works and lasts a while ,altho' it smells awful.

It must be used exactly as instructed .

Also at the same time wash anyhting that you can to get rid of the little
blighters .

http://www.wormers.co.uk/acatalog/Fl...FSUhUgodYnonoA


http://www.flea.ws/cat_fleas.html


Stuart

wrote:
Stuart wrote:
On 9 Oct 2006 06:24:40 -0700, wrote:

I rent in Central London

I leave the window open (always - for ventilation)

I am 6 floors up.

I have thoroughly cleaned the room. (the entire building itself is VERY
clean and VERY well maintained)

I guess insects must be coming though the window (although I never see
them)

Should I buy some chemicals to nuke everything on the carpet?

Should I put some sort of net around the window?

I take it ,by the fact that you havent't mentioned it,that you don't have a cat
.Has there ever been a cat in the flat ..Flea eggs can rest dormant in carpets
and behind skirtings until CH gets switched on during cooler times and they then
come alive and can bite like buggery .


Stuart .


Stuart,

This sounds like the mostly likely situation.

I took over tenancy of this room in June. I don't have any pets.

Can anyone recommend any UK products/shops? I need to nuke any fleas in
the mattress/carpet etc.

thanks
R

The good news is that cat fleas can't actually live and reproduce on humans.

They will eventually die.

On 9 Oct 2006 08:42:41 -0700, "dcbwhaley" wrote:

Or get a cat :-)

Cat fleas only bother humans when their preffered host isn't available.

Stuff and nonsense ....As someone who had two or three cats at one time I got
bitten a lot .


Stuart

In article . com,
wrote:

Should I buy some chemicals to nuke everything on the carpet?



A really thorough hoovering of carpet / skirting / matress followed by a
spraying of Acclaim (from vets). Some of the off the shelf sprays from
Tesco etc just don't have the guts to kill the little beggars.

Another way to convince yourself the fleas are there is to put some
plastic sheeting on the floor --- you'll hear them ping off it as they
jump up and hit it.

On 2006-10-09 15:50:24 +0100, said:


Stuart wrote:
On 9 Oct 2006 06:24:40 -0700, wrote:

I rent in Central London

I leave the window open (always - for ventilation)

I am 6 floors up.

I have thoroughly cleaned the room. (the entire building itself is VERY
clean and VERY well maintained)

I guess insects must be coming though the window (although I never see
them)

Should I buy some chemicals to nuke everything on the carpet?

Should I put some sort of net around the window?


I take it ,by the fact that you havent't mentioned it,that you don't have a cat
.Has there ever been a cat in the flat ..Flea eggs can rest dormant in carpets
and behind skirtings until CH gets switched on during cooler times and
they then
come alive and can bite like buggery .


Stuart .


Stuart,

This sounds like the mostly likely situation.

I took over tenancy of this room in June. I don't have any pets.

Can anyone recommend any UK products/shops? I need to nuke any fleas in
the mattress/carpet etc.

thanks
R

This is possible, while cat fleas can survive with human blood, they
do require a cat (principle host) in order to reproduce. However,
the lifetime can be several weeks so although the problem will
disappear eventually, it can take a while.

The best solution is to visit a local vet and buy some flea killer
intended for carpets and furnishings. They tend to have the more
potent stuff, whereas the ordinary shops tend to have fairly feeble
products.

Helen Deborah Vecht wrote:
When visiting cat left fleas at my parents' abode, Mum was pregnant
and didn't want to use any chemicals.

Someone advised the family to apply vegetable oil to the ankles to
stop the fleas getting any foothold. This seemed to work.

Smart,Did you hear that Roger? apply veg oil to your ankles...however you
will have to sleep standing up.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

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from contains these words:

I tried an aerosol treatment

I thought you said they were mostly round your ankles.

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The message . com
from "dcbwhaley" contains these words:


Cat fleas only bother humans when their preffered host isn't available.

You've not got a cat, have you.

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Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Helen Deborah Vecht wrote:
When visiting cat left fleas at my parents' abode, Mum was pregnant
and didn't want to use any chemicals.

Someone advised the family to apply vegetable oil to the ankles to
stop the fleas getting any foothold. This seemed to work.

Smart,Did you hear that Roger? apply veg oil to your ankles...however you
will have to sleep standing up.



Could be bed bugs if it's an old property

On Mon, 9 Oct 2006 18:58:15 +0100, Guy King wrote:

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Cat fleas only bother humans when their preffered host isn't available.

You've not got a cat, have you.

Yeah..My sentiments exactly ..See my other reply





Stuart .

Stuart Noble wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Helen Deborah Vecht wrote:
When visiting cat left fleas at my parents' abode, Mum was pregnant
and didn't want to use any chemicals.

Someone advised the family to apply vegetable oil to the ankles to
stop the fleas getting any foothold. This seemed to work.

Smart,Did you hear that Roger? apply veg oil to your
ankles...however you will have to sleep standing up.



Could be bed bugs if it's an old property

Maybe they mistook his ankles for his b....

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

On 2006-10-09 18:57:22 +0100, Guy King said:

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I tried an aerosol treatment

I thought you said they were mostly round your ankles.

You nicked that from my Swedish chemist joke.

The message
from Andy Hall contains these words:

I tried an aerosol treatment

I thought you said they were mostly round your ankles.

You nicked that from my Swedish chemist joke.

Sorry, mate, it was too good a shot to miss.

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Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

On 2006-10-09 20:04:52 +0100, Guy King said:

The message
from Andy Hall contains these words:

I tried an aerosol treatment

I thought you said they were mostly round your ankles.

You nicked that from my Swedish chemist joke.

Sorry, mate, it was too good a shot to miss.

Oh, I know. Completely justified and we are told that recycling is a
good thing.

In message . com,
writes
I rent in Central London

I leave the window open (always - for ventilation)

I am 6 floors up.

I have thoroughly cleaned the room. (the entire building itself is VERY
clean and VERY well maintained)

I guess insects must be coming though the window (although I never see
them)

Should I buy some chemicals to nuke everything on the carpet?

Should I put some sort of net around the window?

Bed bugs ?

animal fleas?




--
geoff

"Guy King" wrote in message
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The message
from Andy Hall contains these words:

I tried an aerosol treatment

I thought you said they were mostly round your ankles.

You nicked that from my Swedish chemist joke.

Sorry, mate, it was too good a shot to miss.

I don't understand ...

Mary

"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message
...
When visiting cat left fleas at my parents' abode, Mum was pregnant and
didn't want to use any chemicals.

Someone advised the family to apply vegetable oil to the ankles to stop
the fleas getting any foothold. This seemed to work.

Good idea.

You can catch bugs and fleas if you can see them with a wet bar of soap.

Mary

"James" wrote in message
...
In article . com,
wrote:

Should I buy some chemicals to nuke everything on the carpet?



A really thorough hoovering of carpet / skirting / matress followed by a
spraying of Acclaim (from vets). Some of the off the shelf sprays from
Tesco etc just don't have the guts to kill the little beggars.

Another way to convince yourself the fleas are there is to put some
plastic sheeting on the floor --- you'll hear them ping off it as they
jump up and hit it.

My mum used to put a (lit) nightlight in a saucer of water. The theory was
that the fleas jumped towards the heat and drowned.

We never had fleas as children so perhaps it did work.

Mary

On 2006-10-09 20:57:52 +0100, "Mary Fisher" said:


"Guy King" wrote in message
...
The message
from Andy Hall contains these words:

I tried an aerosol treatment

I thought you said they were mostly round your ankles.

You nicked that from my Swedish chemist joke.

Sorry, mate, it was too good a shot to miss.

I don't understand ...

Mary

Man goes into chemist in Sweden and asks to buy some deodorant.

Chemist: "Would you like ball or aerosol?"

Man: "Neither. I want it for under my arms"

wrote:
I rent in Central London

I leave the window open (always - for ventilation)

Very wise, but this being so I'm a little worried about global warming
as I find it difficult to imagine that one could sleep with no covering
in the UK in October. So how come you have your legs exposed? If you
don't then the problem must be in the bed itself, the mattress probably.