How to Kill Fleas in Carpets and Area Rugs

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Pets can bring more than joy into your home—they also can carry in fleas. Learn how to eradicate the disease-carrying insects underfoot before they become a major problem.

Fleas are invasive, bloodsucking pests that, in addition to causing itchy sores on pets and people, can carry pathogens that can cause a number of illnesses, including plague, cat scratch disease, endocarditis, spotted fever, rickettsialpox, and typhus. Furthermore, both humans and animals may suffer from flea allergy dermatitis, which is a particularly painful and itchy reaction to flea saliva.

Fleas are a nuisance often brought into the home by pets who pick them up them outside. “Raccoons, squirrels, deer, mice, rabbits, and foxes can all have fleas,” says Kyle Morgan, founder and owner of Care Pest Pros in Spicewood, Texas. “Fleas drop off these animals and hop on the family pet, who brings them inside,” he adds. The pets then loll about on the carpet, and boom!—you have fleas in the carpet.

To make matters worse, it’s possible to have fleas in the carpet even if you don’t have pets. Humans can pick them up outside and bring them in; a friend may stop by for a quick visit, dog in tow; or flea-ridden animals may take up residence in your attic. If you live in an apartment, the previous tenant may have had pets. No matter how they got there, here are some strategies for getting fleas out of your carpet, and out of your house.