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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]].