As promised, I bring to you the next installment in the getting rid of worms series: how to get rid of tapeworms. Tapeworms aren’t really a problem for humans, which is why I put it in Pet Care, because the focus here is on pets and the primary cause of tapeworms, fleas. If you want to get rid of tapeworms, you need to get rid of fleas. It’s that simple. Without an intermediate host (like fleas) tapeworm eggs will simply lay dormant in the dirt and eventually decompose.