Because cleaning does not reach the pupae, because a room was missed, or because the pet's treatment lapsed. All three are checkable tonight.
Cleaning cannot reach the pupal stage. Pupae sit protected in the carpet and hatch over weeks — vacuuming and shampooing remove some, and never all.
The other usual reasons: a room was missed — very often the hallway — or the pet's treatment lapsed.
You can vacuum the same carpet every day for a fortnight and still be bitten, because the thing biting you had not hatched yet.
The pattern is consistent enough to predict.
One untreated room reseeds the treated ones. It is why we ask you to follow the pet for a day rather than list where you were bitten.
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View Flea Control Edgware →| Where the bites are | Likely |
|---|---|
| Ankles and lower legs | Fleas |
| Arms, shoulders, neck, back — from sleeping | Bed bugs |
| Itchy rash, no clear bites, bristly larvae in the carpet | Carpet beetle larval hairs |
| Only outdoors or at dusk | Mosquitoes or midges |
| Itching with no marks at all | Dry skin, detergent, fabric — a doctor's question |
In a home with a pet, ankle bites are almost always fleas. Without a pet, it is worth checking the mattress seam before assuming.
Less common, and worth ruling out where the first four do not explain it.
If you have no pet, the property has been treated, and it keeps recurring, one of these is usually the reason. Tell us what applies.
The white socks test sounds odd and is genuinely useful. Fleas jump to a moving leg and are easy to see on pale fabric.
| Time after treatment | What to expect |
|---|---|
| First few days | Fleas still appearing — normal |
| 1 week | Reducing, but still some |
| 2 weeks | Noticeably fewer |
| 3 weeks | Should be essentially resolved |
| After 3 weeks, unchanged | Tell us |
Cleaning helps and it cannot reach the pupae. It is a real part of the job and not a substitute for it.
No. That is an expensive way of doing what a treatment does.
No. They bite people and live on animals and in carpets.
Stung rather than bitten? A wasp nest is £90 fixed cost in Edgware, guaranteed.
Cleaning cannot reach the pupal stage. Pupae sit protected in the carpet and hatch over weeks in response to vibration and warmth.
It removes some and genuinely helps, but pupae grip the carpet fibres and resist it.
The hallway. It is the highest-traffic route and one untreated room reseeds the treated ones.
Look for flea dirt — dark specks in the fur that turn red on damp paper — and check the treatment date is current.
Wear white socks and walk around for ten minutes. Fleas jump to a moving leg and are easy to see against pale fabric.
Yes — a visiting cat, foxes or hedgehogs in the garden, a neighbour's pet in a terrace, or birds nesting in an eaves.
Three weeks. Continued sightings before then are the pupal stage emerging into an active treatment.
Flea bites are typically on the ankles and lower legs. Bed bug bites are on skin exposed while sleeping.
Check the room count and the pet's treatment date. Those two explain most of it.
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