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*Single or occasional treatments will only give temporary relief from fleas as the majority of the population is '''in the environment'''
*Single or occasional treatments will only give temporary relief from fleas as the majority of the population is '''in the environment'''
*Appropriate action muct be taken to stop re-infestation
*Appropriate action must be taken to stop re-infestation
*The animal must be rid of its resident flea population
*The animal must be rid of its resident flea population
**From outside the home
**From outside the home
*The enironmental reservoir population should be eliminated
*The environmental reservoir population should be eliminated
**Animal treatment to deplete reservoir
**Animal treatment to deplete reservoir
***Alduticides
***Adulticides
***Adulticides with larvicidal effects
***Adulticides with larvicidal effects
***Insect growth regulators (IGR's)
***Insect growth regulators (IGR's)
***Entomorphagous nematodes
***Entomorphagous nematodes
*To prevent resistance occuring, control methods should not rely solely on chemical methods
*To prevent resistance occurring, control methods should not rely solely on chemical methods
**Hygiene such as regular vaccuming and washing of the animal's bedding should also occur for the most effective treatment
**Hygiene such as regular vacuuming and washing of the animal's bedding should also occur for the most effective treatment
*For more information on the chemicals used for flea treatment click [[Ectoparasiticides|here]].
*For more information on the chemicals used for flea treatment click [[Ectoparasiticides|here]].