Pest Guide
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SW11

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Fleas

Ctenocephalides felis

Fleas (Ctenocephalides felis and canis)

Fleas totally rely on warm blooded animals to survive, and although they have a preferred host (cat fleas prefer cats and dog fleas prefer dogs), they can be found on and feed from other animals and people. As well as being present on the host, fleas are often found on the host’s bedding. Problems usually occur when a pet has been removed and the flea has nothing to feed on but us. Whilst cat and dog fleas cannot breed without their preferred hosts, they can live for several months on a diet of human blood.

Identification: Usually 2mm-3mm long and brown/black. The very large hind legs are used to propel itself from floor to a mammal host. Their eggs are 0.5mm long and oval shaped and a pearly white in colour.

Habit and Biology: Living in wait the Flea will survive in most situations. From egg to adult the Flea’s development time span depends on both temperature and food availability (usually 9-18 weeks).

Lifecycle:

  • Females lay 4to 8 eggs after each blood meal.
  • The female is expected to lay 1000 eggs in its short life span.
  • Once hatched the flea larva will moult twice growing to 5mm and have 13 segments.
  • Once full grown the larva will spin a cocoon and pupation can last months to years.

Control: Your technician will advise that all pets MUST be treated with a special collar/drops available from all good pet shops. We will then treat all rooms and pay particular attention to bedding areas of both people and pets. We have a number of options available depending on the given environment. These include insecticide residual sprays, insecticide powders, UVL fogging, smoke generators and irregular growth regulators.