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I am allergic to the bites of little buggers...hate em"!! I've also learned how to kill them, and it's not easy with a bad infestation. Adults can lay eggs every day for several months. Eggs can take from a few days to a few weeks to hatch. Larva are then present for 1-3 weeks and from a cocoon. Adults come out of the cocoon in as little as a week and can stay there for as long as several months. AC will slow the life cycle, so don't worry about that while trying to kill them.
You will need a lot of bug bombs because it sounds like you have a bad infestation. You will also need to spray your entire yard with bug killer. I suggest you bug bomb your house every week for at least 3 straight weeks. If you see any flees after that, do it again, wait a week and give it another shot. Don"t skimp on the bombs and don't forget the crawl space and the attic areas. The key is killing the adults before they can lay eggs. You will still get eggs hatching and cocoons opening after you bomb, so you must be persistent. You may also want to put down some indoor insect killer, around the walls and on the carpet. Keep kids and pets from rolling around on the carpet while your doing this. Also, spray your entire yard (ALL OF IT, including pine straw, beds, grass, etc). I suggest Bayer Advanced complete insect killer (available at Home Depot).....don't use the minimum coverage either. Re-use the Bayer every 2 months. Once the problem is under control, you may want to steam clean the carpet. Good Luck, cause flees suck.
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