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Fleas...How to MakeLife Impossible for Them
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There are over 2,200 species of fleas andthey have been in existence for 50 million years.Few problems can be more frustrating for you and your pet than fleas. This pesky critter spends nearly all of its time on your pet biting, consuming blood meals and laying eggs. Flea facts: ► Fleas pass through a life cycle of four stages. Completion from egg to adult varies from two weeks to over a year. ► The flea population is typically made up of 50% eggs, 30% larvae, 15% pupae, and only 5% biting adults. ► Adult fleas spend their entire life on the pet. ► Flea feces are seen as small, black (pepper grain) specks. These fecal particles are composed of blood. ► Female fleas can lay 30-50 eggs a day, up to 600 in a lifetime. ► In just 30 days, 10 female fleas under ideal conditions can multiply to over a quarter million different life stages. ► The home environment represents over 90% of flea infestation problems.
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Many pets
are allergic to the flea saliva ► It may take only one fleabite to set off in-tense itching, biting and scratching. |
