Fleas. They make pets miserable and people start itching just at their thought. Vets are often asked what pill, drop, drop, collar or shampoo works best to get rid of these persistent parasites. The answer is that there is no single method or insecticide that will completely eradicate (or at least control) a flea problem. The flea life cycle is quite complex and understanding the different stages will make it easier to get rid of them.
Collectively, all species of fleas are categorized under the order name Siphonaptera. Cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felix, are the most common fleas found in the US and infect cats, dogs, humans and other mammalian and avian soldiers.
Fleas thrive in warm, humid and climatic environments. The main food of the flea is the blood of the host animal. Host animals are many species – cats, dogs, humans, etc. The slope is mainly used by mammalian soldiers (about 95%). Fleas can also infest bird species (about 5%). Poultry saliva, like other rough-skinned parasites, contains an ingredient that soothes or invites the host’s skin for easier penetration and nourishment. Flea saliva is irritating and allergic – the cause of all itching, itching and other signs seen with Flea Allergy Dermatitis, or FAD.
Pleats have four main stages in their life cycle: eggs, larvae, pupae and adults. The overall flea cycle can vary from a few weeks to several months, depending on environmental conditions.
grown up
The adult flea is very flat lateral. There are hair spikes on the flea body and legs to help navigate their pet hair. Fleas have 3 pairs of legs, the most determined pair to dance. Fleas are well known for their casting skills.
Adult fleas prefer to live in animals and their diet consists of blood food courtesy of the host animal.
Female cotton lays egg white and round. Adult fleas can lay up to 50 eggs per day1, 500-600 eggs2 over several months.
eggs
Eggs are not contagious (like some parasites), and usually fall from animals onto carpets, bedding, floors, and floors. When the flea egg hangs varies – somewhere from two days to several weeks, depending on environmental conditions. The larva emerges from the egg using a chitin tooth, a strong spine at the top of the head that disappears when the flea matures.
larva
(plural = larva): The larval stage currently has three developmental stages within this stage. The larvae are about 1/4 “(6.35 mm) long and semi-transparent white. They have small hairs along their body and move actively. They eat the feces of adult fleas (which are mostly dried blood). ) and other organic waste found carpet, bedding and soil.Depending on the amount of food present and environmental conditions, the laryngeal phase lasts about 5 to 18 days (more in some cases), then the larva rotates in a silk bladder and pupate.
chrysalis
(plural = pupae): The pupa is the last stage before adults. Adult fleas can emerge from the bladder in 3 to 5 days or they can stay in the bladder for a year or more, waiting for the right time to appear.
When is the right time? (Never say pet lovers everywhere!) Stimuli like warm ambient temperature, high humidity, and even vibrations and carbon dioxide emitted by a passing animal will cause the flea to come out of the bladder faster. This brings us back to the adult flea.
The whole life cycle is quite variable, as evidenced by variability at every stage of life progress. As mentioned above, the cycle can be as short as two weeks or as long as two years. This is why it is so important to remain vigilant, even when a flea problem is thought to be under control!
