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Your Pet FAQ, by tittle@zmall.com (Cindy Tittle Moore) with
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23 Fleas: Preventing flea infestations in your next home
Since flea larvae can lay dormant for surprisingly long periods of
time, it is always possible for you and your pets to get fleas by
moving into a house or apartment in which the previous occupants had
fleas.
If this may be the case, you can prevent the potential problem by
spraying or treating the place *before* you move in, if at all
possible. For example, if the place has been uninhabited long enough
that all the adult fleas are dead, methoprene should be sufficient,
otherwise use sprays that will also work on the adults.
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