Quoted: If I can't solve this before cold weather hits, I wonder if turning off the heat each week would work? Freeze a few successive hatches until the breeding cycle is broken?
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Yep- open all doors and windows and move to FL for the winter. And take a course on how to clear your home when you return- wolverines and black bears. And don't let PETA find out, they'll scream about cruelty to fleas.
My vet told me some interesting things about fleas. The cocoons can lay dormant for a long time and will hatch when a warm blooded creature passes by. Sort of like a "soups on" signal. ALSO be sure to have your pets checked for intestinal parasites. There is some sort of interaction between some parasites and fleas (fleas eat the eggs and are ingested by pet, or something like that).
Boric acid- also good for roaches, I think you can get it at drug stores.
Diatomaceous earth- death to worms out in your garden. Like crawling thru razor wire. Never heard of it for fleas, but worth a try.
I HAVE NO YET BEGUN TO FIGHT!
Lot of good tips.