Question 1

We moved into an East Van suite and started getting bites—could the previous tenant's pets have left fleas?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and this is common across Vancouver's rental market. Flea pupae can remain dormant in carpet fibres for months — they hatch when they sense warmth, vibration, and carbon dioxide from new occupants. If the previous tenant had cats or dogs, the pupae are already there. We treat based on current evidence in carpet and upholstery and time the service around your move-in.

Question 2

Our dog uses Pacific Spirit Park daily—how serious is the tick risk in Vancouver?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Spirit and the UBC Endowment Lands are established western black-legged tick habitat — not rare sightings but regular finds on dogs and people using trail edges, especially in spring and fall. Tick checks after every trail visit are the best daily prevention. If ticks are making it inside regularly, we look at yard perimeter and fence-line vegetation rather than treating inside.

Question 3

Vancouver's winters are mild—do fleas survive in unheated suites through winter?

Accepted Answer

Yes — cat fleas go dormant as pupae in cold but do not freeze and die in Vancouver's winters. A suite that sits empty at 8–10°C through January will still hatch fleas when it warms back up in spring. If you are moving into a unit that was vacant through winter, treat it the same as a summer vacancy.

Question 4

We adopted a dog from the SPCA last week and now have fleas—where do we start?

Accepted Answer

Start with the vet-side treatment for the dog at the same time as the interior — treating the home while the animal stays untreated just restarts the cycle. We plan the timing so both happen within the same 24–48 hour window. If bites are already appearing, larvae are already in your carpet — the sooner both sides are treated together, the shorter the recovery.

Question 5

How do flea treatments work when we have pets and young children in the house?

Accepted Answer

We confirm re-entry timing based on the materials used — typically two to four hours with ventilation, and we give you that window in writing before we start. Pets treated by the vet re-enter after the same window. Children's items on the floor (toys, blankets) get moved before treatment and returned after the re-entry window closes.

Question 6

When will the flea bites stop?

Accepted Answer

Adults that contact treated surfaces die within the treatment cycle. You may still see bites for one to two weeks as hatching pupae from pre-treatment eggs emerge and hit treated carpet — that is expected and not a treatment failure. If bites continue past three weeks at the same level, we re-inspect for untreated zones or a re-introduction source.

Question 7

Do we need to treat the yard as well as the house?

Accepted Answer

It depends on where the exposure is coming from. If the dog brings fleas from off-leash parks, yard treatment adds a layer but does not stop the park-to-home cycle — the check at the door matters more. If the yard has resident wildlife (raccoons, feral cats) seeding it, an exterior perimeter treatment targets the staging area. We scope based on where evidence points.

Question 8

What if fleas come back after treatment?

Accepted Answer

Return usually means hatching pupae from a cycle that started before treatment — expected, and the follow-up visit handles this. Or it means a re-introduction from an untreated animal or a new source. We check both on the follow-up: whether the initial zones stayed clean and whether a new source is involved. The answer stays within flea biology and lifecycle — not a generic re-scope.

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