STEP 2: Remove all pets (including small rodents, birds, fish, reptiles, and insects) and children from the room being treated. Finally, make sure you treat your pet at the same time, ideally with an oral flea treatment and a spot on. A 5-second burst should cover approximately one square metre. If you spray more than this it can cause discolouration, any less and it will not be effective.

Routine preventative treatment is critical - a single flea can lay up to 50 eggs a day, so a full-blown infestation can take hold very rapidly if your pet or home are left unprotected. Flea infestations used to be a problem only over the warm summer months. Not anymore. Thanks to the increased use of central heating, fleas can be a year-round nuisance for your pets and your home, so make sure they're always protected! As mentioned before you need to vacuum regularly, starting 24 hours after spraying then at least twice a week (daily is better) for the next few weeks to both clear the flea debris and encourage them to hatch. Johnsons 4Fleas is a room fogger, which works differently to the sprays. Instead of spraying the area directly, you simply place the can in the middle of the room, set it off and leave it to empty the contents into the air. The fog then settles creating a lethal environment for any pests. Long-lasting household flea spray with a pleasant floral fragrance - protects your home for up to 12 months.Once each room has been sprayed, open the windows, leave the room and ventilate for at least 1 hour before reintroducing pets or children. The spray mist should have settled, and surfaces should be dry to the touch.

Dechra R.I.P Fleas Extra is also fully approved for controlling house dust mites - a common cause of allergic reactions in pets and people. Using Dechra R.I.P Fleas Extra and regular cleaning and vacuuming are reliable ways to reduce the number of dust mites living in your home. The reason you keep doing this is that as well as helping you rid your home of carcasses, vacuuming also creates vibrations that cause fleas to emerge from their pupa making them vulnerable to the spray. Flea infestations used to be a problem which was confined to the summer months. Not anymore. Thanks to the increased use of central heating, fleas can be a year-round nuisance, for your pets and your home.S-methoprene is a long-lasting insect growth regulator that prevents flea eggs and larvae from developing into adults, breaking the flea life cycle. Pressurised container: protect from sunlight and do not expose to temperatures exceeding 50 C. Do not pierce or burn, even after use.