Published: | Updated:

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO GET RID OF FLEAS?

 Billions of super-fleas with penises twice the size of their bodies are about to invade UK homes following warm weather. 

 But experts claim there are steps you can take to get rid of them: 

- Wash pet bedding regularly at 60 degrees

- Clean furniture to help destroy fleas at each stage of their life-cycle

- Vigorously hoover carpets, floorboards and skirting boards

- Throw away the vacuum cleaner dust-bag after each clean

- Check their pet's coat for 'flea dirt' - brown or black spots

- Regularly treat your pet with a flea treatment throughout the year

- Treat your home annually with a household flea spray to prevent infestations

Nigel Binns, a pest control expert from Basis Prompt, said: 'The activity and behaviour of fleas is often very much dependent on the climate.

'Mild temperatures during the winter means that fewer than usual will have been killed off and, as they thrive in a warm and humid environment, they're likely to be present in greater numbers than usual during the next few weeks.

'The population of fleas seems to have grown rapidly in recent years, but the risk of an infestation could be bigger than ever this summer.'

Advertisement

Read articles that feature this panel

Billions of 'super-fleas' with penises 2.5 times the length of their bodies are set to invade UK homes after humid weather creates the...

Ged Cranny, store manager at Pets at Home in Weymouth, Dorset, said there could be a mass flea invasion this summer unless people take steps...

Attack of the fleas: Experts warn warm weather has caused an 'explosion' of parasites in UK homes - and you don't even need a pet to be...

Britain is in the midst of one of its warmest summers on record. But experts have warned of an unpleasant side-effect of the warm weather -...

Most watched News videos