Colonial: Thank you for taking the time to be with us today Ms. Flea, I know that you don’t like to be away from your dog. Flea: That’s true. People think we jump on the dog just when we’re hungry but we’re really onboard all the time. That’s why I’m shaped this way. My nice
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You’ve probably just been lucky that this hasn’t happened before since you don’t mention having had any flea treatment of your home itself. We always tell people that flea control is a two-part (at least) process. Treating your pets kills the fleas on the animals but has no effect on immature fleas that continue to
VIEW MOREAs far as the timing, six months is not “too long ago” to connect your current flea problem with the previous owners. Fleas have a complicated life cycle that can take as little as 3 weeks, or as long as a year when there are no animals to feed on. It all depends on whether or not fresh blood is available for the adult flea, whether there is food for the larvae in the form of dried blood, and on environmental conditions in the house such as temperature and humidity.
VIEW MOREThese waiting fleas are stimulated to emerge from their cocoons when they detect vibration, carbon dioxide, or heat from bodies, meaning that they now have the opportunity for a blood meal. They’re not all going to end up on the dog. In their desperation, some of the fleas might bite the people instead.
VIEW MOREThink you can avoid the expense and hassle of having to treat your feline friends with those topical flea treatments, because your kitties never set foot on terra firma? Well, think again. I get calls all the time to do premise treatments for flea control for indoor-only cats. How does this happen? Cat fleas are
VIEW MOREFleas are tough to control. These small insects feed on the blood of mammals, including humans. There are some 2,000 species of fleas known throughout the world. All fleas are associated with warm-blooded hosts and feed on their blood. The most common species infesting the home is the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis. Cat fleas have
VIEW MOREI’ve had an ‘interesting’ account I’ve been dealing with now for a few weeks involving a flea infestation. This is a house that was a rental unit that unfortunately was partially destroyed by the occupants leaving lots of damage behind for the owners to clean up and repair. Also, because of unauthorized pets, there was
VIEW MOREI’ve recently been helping my dad move. He has a dog that has a flea problem. When I came home from helping dad move, I found a flea on my arm that jumped off. My boyfriend found a flea that night, too. We don’t have any pets but I’m wondering if having just ONE flea
VIEW MOREMy son and his wife just got a puppy. The dog was checked by a vet and was certified flea-free when they got it, but now the puppy has fleas. How could that happen? Where did the fleas come from? P.P., Winthrop, MA Poor puppy. There are several possible ways that the puppy could have
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