We now have fleas in our house, we think its from bringing the outdoor cat inside.

How can we get rid of them?

First treat the cat for fleas and then tackle the house with a bug bomb. How to Flea Bomb a House | eHow.com

Flea Biology 101 - Fleas pupate inside a cocoon just like a moth or butterfly. They do not leave that protected cocoon until it's time to get the blood meal they need to breed and lay eggs. Bombs, sprays, powders, etc. cannot penetrate those cocoons. You need to get the flea to hatch itself out so it can be affected by pesticides.

Research has shown that there are three main factors in getting the adult flea to hatch out: temperature, humidity, and the vibration or pressure from a potential blood source passing by. As far as temperature and humidity go, guess who likes the same things we do? Yep.

Setting up vibrations in your carpets and rugs can best be accomplished by the beater brush on your vacuum cleaner. The vacuum also sucks up eggs, some of the larvae, and the dirt the larvae feed on.

To keep the ones you vacuum up from surviving, the flea powders for carpets help in a couple of ways: killing fleas and showing you spots that need more vaccuming.

Keep in mind that every couple of days more pupae inside their cocoons will reach maturity, so vaccuming once won't do. Fleas spend an average of two weeks in the pupal stage, so vaccuming daily for at least that long is essential.

Is there any way you can see where the cocoons are?

Reading that gave me chills. Lol

We sprayed the whole house with raid fle spray. That won't be enough?

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Originally Posted by Jlesnik33

is there any way you can see where the cocoons are?

reading that gave me chills. lol

We sprayed the whole house with raid fle spray. that wont be enough?

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That's a start. You have at least two more weeks of daily vacuuming and carpet powder. You also have to get the cat treated with something that will prevent it bringing more fleas in from outside.

Edited to add: The cocoons are very tiny and woven to carpet fibers just like a moth's cocoon is woven to tree branches.

What kind of powder would I have to go about buying, and is there a certain place where it is located

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Originally Posted by Jlesnik33

what kind of powder would i have to go about buying, and is there a certain place where it is located

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There are quite a few different brands available. You should be able to find them even in supermarkets. Since they are supplemental to the growth regulator in the bomb which brand really doesn't matter. I would recommend against roach powder, as it's usually too fine to vacuum up completely.

If you go to the big box stores, look in pet supplies and in carpet care. There's no way to tell where which store puts them.