Neem oil can be used topically to repel and kill common biting insects including mosquitoes biting midges and fleas says mcfaddin who is an integrative veterinarian.
Does neem oil spray kill fleas in the carpet.
While there are plenty of uses for neem oil you can also use neem oil to repel fleas.
So if you want to use neem oil as a watery flea repellent spray you have to add some form of liquid soap.
I mixed 4 cups of hot water with 1 tsp.
Neem oil is most reliably used as a repellant.
There are a few other options.
However it does have variable toxicity for aquatic animals.
However it is important to dilute it.
It is available commercially as a pesticide.
It s questionable whether neem oil is effective at repelling and killing ticks she adds.
You can make yourself a shaker to distribute the products explained in the next section and although they are safe preferably keep young children and small pets out the room.
Liquid soap and 1 tbsp neem oil and sprayed it liberally around the house.
In addition to washing her bed in hot water i also mixed up a neem spray to use around the house her bed the couches the baseboards to get rid of any fleas hiding there.
Typically it doesn t have long lasting effects.
Neem oil neem oil is the concentration of neem a tree local to india and parts of southeast asia and makes for a natural flea treatment.
For all the options above i recommend that you keep them down for at least two weeks if possible and take a few minutes each day to lightly brush the carpets disturbs the fleas and encourages hatching.