Best Home Flea Treatments for 2022

The bestselling home flea treatment available, with a host of glowing 5* reviews and success stories from users.

It is a veterinary-approved flea spray that kills fleas at all stages of their life cycle. After application, it will also prevent the development of flea eggs and larvae for up to 12 months. This is perfect for anyone who wants a quick end to their plague.

Indorex spray will also kill house dust mites for up to two months after application. These are common allergens for dogs (and humans) in the home and can cause further itching and irritation.

Just spray Virbac Indorex directly onto carpets, rugs and other hard and soft areas where fleas could be, and close off and ventilate the room for around an hour. It is odourless, however, so if you find it impossible to do this, the product is still safe to use. Perfect if you want to avoid flea bombs and other potentially messy products which leave your home unable to be lived in for a while.

Several people have called this spray the best around, and we also found the Virbac Indorex spray to not only be one of the easiest to use, but also one of the best at actually eradicating the full problem. In our experience, the smell wasn’t overpowering and soon disappeared. It also worked to stop the problem within a few days.

One tin will do a room, but you’re best buying a few if you want to cover the whole home and keep it up for a few weeks too.

This spray kills adult fleas on contact and prevents eggs and larvae from growing into adults.

Upon application, it can last up to 12 months, and you can also repeat the application after 7 days to double-check the issue has gone. Perfect if your cat or dog is outdoors and you’re concerned about more being brought in.

One bottle covers an average four-bedroom house, spraying all affected surfaces for around 13 seconds for the most effective solution. Just spray, leave the room for around half an hour and then ventilate. Ensure all pets are out of the room as it is strong.

Reviewers say that they always have a can to hand and reapply every six months, which we would also recommend. Acclaim will also kill house-dust mites, ants, cockroaches, ticks, earwigs, silverfish, other bristletails, centipedes, beetles and spiders, leaving your home entirely pest-free.

We found the smell to be quite potent when compared to Indorex, like a fly spray, but it soon disappeared after being left for half an hour.

If potentially airborne sprays and foggers are not suitable as you or your pet have respiratory issues, a powder could work.

The sprinkle-on formula acts as a carpet cleaner, being left to work its way in before needing to be vacuumed. It kills fleas and larvae and also absorbs pet odours to leave your room and furnishings smelling pleasant which is an added bonus.

It should mostly be used on rugs and carpets, so can be used alongside sprays if you need to also tackle curtains, beds or sofas. Don’t use on wet areas, and preferably leave for up to an hour so it has time to work deep into the carpet pile.

You should use it alongside on-pet flea treatments, but it can be used regularly if you have multiple pets and want to double-check that your home is completely pest-free. Perfect for monthly application if your vacuum cleaner can handle it.

Because it should probably be used alongside sprays as it will only cover low areas, we can’t say how effective it would be by itself, but it was easy to use and good to try alongside other products for peace of mind.

When you are facing quite a serious infestation and the only way forward is to spray the entire room from top to bottom, a flea fogger may be the best option so you’re not standing manually spraying for ages.

4Fleas can protect the room for seven months after application, ensuring no eggs or larvae develop into adult fleas and that pupae will die once hatched. It contains an insect growth regulator (IGR), a substance that stops the life cycle of an insect.

You simply place it into the room on a raised area, press it until it locks and then leave, closing doors and windows behind you. You can open any interior cupboard doors for full treatment and it’ll also reach corners and behind furniture, which makes it better for full coverage than sprays.

It will only treat exposed surfaces though, so under furniture will need to be tackled manually with sprays. Leave the fogger to work for two hours and then air the room for a further 30 minutes.

The mist shouldn’t stain any soft furnishings, and it can be repeated with a second application the next day if the issue seems to be very severe. We found it easy to use, although very strong smelling and hazardous for pets so you will have to ensure they stay away.

Able to tackle any flies, bugs and insects such as fleas, ticks, and mites that may be bothering you and your pet.

It contains permethrin, which quickly and reliably kills the vermin, and pyriproxyfen, which breaks the biological development cycle of the insects. This means that fleas of all life stages are eradicated.

Your home is protected for around six months. The can is emptied within a few minutes of activation, so it gets to work quickly. One can of fogger covers 30m2, so there is enough in this package to do two rooms. The fog is thick and musty so visibly emits product, so it is easy to check when it has all settled.

However, we did find that this took longer than the recommended 12 hours, so it is an effective product if you can keep the room free for around 12 hours to be safe, before vacuuming.

A form of fogger, flea bombs are often more on the professional scale versus spray foggers – for those who really have tried everything else.

This one contains 15 grams of Permethrin, which is a very high dose compared to other options on the market. Flea bomb usage should not be taken lightly as it can rule the use of your room out for a really long time, and this CritterKill was previously only for professional controlled use – so you know it is strong stuff.

The smoke will kill most insects on contact, and rooms must be left untouched for at least four hours (although they recommend much longer). You can repeat as necessary in two or four-week cycles to remove any recently hatched fleas which were at the pupae stage previously.

It is good when used alongside sprays beforehand, which can offer more targetted results on areas where your pet may favour such as the sofa or around their bed. Also bear in mind that they will set off any smoke alarms so disable these first. Place on a fire-safe surface.

We found the smell to linger for quite a while after the room was safe to use again, so it did need airing. Ensure you have the time to use it. Reviews also state that it worked best on minor early-stages infestations, alongside other products. Don’t use it on its own for serious infestations.

This spray can be used both in your home and on a dog’s coat (although we don’t recommend the latter due to lack of effectiveness and the residue). Despite not being safe for use on cats, it is still safe to use on home furnishings.

But it is natural, which may be vital for you if you don’t like to use harsh chemicals or have an aversion to ingredients commonly used. It’s a trigger spray too, so can eliminate the risk of airborne particles by offering more targetted liquid spraying.

It contains Margosa, Citronella, Eucalyptus and Peppermint. These all have their own job and can repel fleas as they don’t like the smells, so is a bit more humane.

If you want a product you can use outside on plants and patio areas for full flea coverage this could be ideal, as it won’t harm your plants or other wildlife.

Do bear in mind that compared to other products on the list, however, it isn’t going to be as effective as aerosols or foggers containing chemicals when we are talking about getting rid of infestations. Use it more as a preventative measure to prevent fleas landing on carpets.

A bit of a rogue product on the list. Not a spray, bomb or fogger like the others, but rather a natural, electronic pet mimic (which is more sensible than it sounds).

Chemical-free, odourless and safe to use around children and pets (so you don’t have to cut off the room), it attracts fleas via a 7W heat lamp. Fleas love warmth, which is why they prefer your pet’s soft fur to your bare skin.

This heat lures them in, where they become trapped on the sticky disc at the base. For the best results, it should be used near an area which your pet frequents such as close to their bed.

Each disc lasts for a few weeks, but regular changing offers the most effective results. It comes with three discs and there are further refills available, so you can use them all year round and not just for temporary measures. If used 24/7, it could also act as a first-step sign to the presence of fleas on your pet before the itching starts.

It isn’t going to tackle room-wide problems but can keep fleas away from pet beds and other areas which you are finding hard to continually wash. Bulbs will last for around three months with constant use, which should be long enough to tackle any issues.

Bear in mind it is mains-operated so will cost a bit of money to run and isn’t good for pets who chew wires. However, if the hack regarding washing up liquid and a candle in your room appeals to you, but you are concerned about fire hazards, it is a safer version.

This trigger spray is part of the Strikeback range, which gives long-lasting results and is suitable and approved to use in the workplace and other sensitive places.

It keeps working up to 12 weeks after application and could be better than an aerosol spray for anyone concerned about airborne particles or who has respiratory issues, as the particles are more liquid so less likely to hang about in the air.

Just keep everything well ventilated, and be aware to keep cats well away as it contains cypermethrin which is toxic to cats. We found it to be effective at killing fleas but it didn’t seem to quite get all of them, so we’d say it is best used as a regular preventative rather than to tackle an infestation.

The smell is also highly potent and lingers a bit due to being a spray rather than an aerosol.