Fleas may however be carried by most hairy animals and birds including cats, dogs, rabbits, rats, mice and livestock. Non-treatment can also lead to pets developing allergies. Fleas can stay in the pupal stage for a year. The pupae can sense vibrations and develop into the adult stage within three seconds and right away take a blood meal.
This is why properties that have been empty for a long time can appear to have a sudden flea infestation when humans enter. Fleas tend to bite about the lower leg and ankle, producing an unpleasant itch or rash. Flea bites tend to have a tiny red spot in the center, surrounded by a reddened area.
Commonly you will see two or three bites in a row on your ankles. Youngsters commonly react badly to flea bites. However if the bites are happening during the night and on the upper body, bed bugs could be the cause. Fleas react to movement, light changes and carbon dioxide and can leap enormous distances onto you! After a meal a female can lay several hundred eggs. There are a number of different species of fleas, with the cat flea being the most common. They are generally thought to be transmitters of disease and must be dealt with.
If you are getting bitten in a new property it could be that the former owners had a cat or dog with a flea problem. Fleas may however be carried by most hairy animals and birds including cats, dogs, rabbits, rats, mice and livestock.
Non-treatment can also result in pets developing allergies. Fleas can remain in the pupal stage for a year. The pupae can sense vibrations and develop into the adult stage within three seconds and immediately take a blood meal. This is why properties that have been empty for a long time can appear to have a sudden flea infestation when humans enter.
Especially when you enter an empty property, the vibrations from your movement will wake the fleas and they will jump around looking to feed. These insects generally look black and are approximately 1mm in size.
These insects can live without food for several months and are naturally unable to lay eggs until they have a blood feed from a cat or dog. They often live in carpets, pet bedding and other cracks and crevices around the house. Eggs are often attached to carpet and fabric fibres. They are strongly attached by the female to these strands so even thorough vacuuming is unlikely to remove eggs from a property. There are two recognised eradication techniques for removal.
One is a chemical spray or fumigation treatment and the other is a heat treatment. Both are extremely effective and guaranteed, however the heat treatment our premium service gives guaranteed eradication in the same day. For more information on this service please go to our dedicated insect heat treatment page here. The chemical treatment involves spraying or fogging activity areas with a strong residual chemical, this will kill off all active fleas at the time of treatment and remain effective on surfaces until the dormant fleas come out and the eggs hatch and eventually kill these off too.
It is for this reason that the treatment is not instant, however it is very effective and guaranteed, so if the problem persists, we come back free of charge. Emergency Flea Control Services, call JG Pest Control are fully insured and provide a guarantee with all our services.
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