How can you identify a flea? Have you noticed your cat or dog itching uncontrollably? Or are they running around in circles and behaving erratically? This could be due to a flea infestation. Flea bites are nasty and itchy and usually cause a great deal of discomfort to our pets. These tiny insects will jump […]
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What is the difference between dog and cat fleas? Cat fleas and dog fleas are two different species of fleas. They are both wingless, flightless insects of the order Siphonaptera. These insects are known to be blood-sucking ectoparasites that live and feed on animals. Cat fleas (scientifically known as Ctenocephalides felis) prefer to feed on
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Can fleas fly? How do they travel? These tiny blood-sucking parasites that cause your pets so much pain actually don’t have wings, they are very tiny wingless and flightless insects. There are about 2500 species of fleas, and they all belong to the order Siphonaptera which is a group of wingless ectoparasites that survive by
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Guide on flea bites Fleas are tiny blood-sucking insects found worldwide, they are ectoparasites that live and feed on their hosts. These tiny wingless insects are capable of driving animals insane with irritating and itchy bites, and they don’t spare humans especially when your home is invaded by fleas. Besides the itchy bites, fleas are
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Can people get fleas from dogs or cats? Many of us cannot imagine life without our adorable furry friends and across the United States, over 60% of households have at least one 4-legged family member. Some pets share their beds with their human friends and with our pets living so close to us, catching certain
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Life cycle of a flea Fleas are excellent parasites, once they find a potential host they reproduce and lay eggs in the animal’s fur, and these eggs will drop and spread while the animal moves around. And if you find a flea on your pet, chances are there are many more of them with thousands
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What diseases do fleas carry? Fleas are one of the most widespread parasitic insects in the world. Over 2500 species of these tiny wingless insects are found across the globe and about 300 species live in the United States.As pests, fleas feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals including humans, however, they prefer to feed
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