FLEAS: “ the details”
Fleas and in particular cat fleas which represent 95 out of 100
of the infestations we are asked to deal with,are a particularly
annoying pest as they not only feed on the blood of the host but
will take warm-blooded meals from anything in its vicinity.
Fleas can be vectors of disease and even transmit parisitic worms.
In many cases the people that we are visiting have spent large amounts of money
on products from the vets or pet shops that are unable to eradicate the
infestation. If they had come to us in the first place they would have saved
themselves a considerable amount of money and a lot of discomfort.
of the infestations we are asked to deal with,are a particularly
annoying pest as they not only feed on the blood of the host but
will take warm-
In many cases the people that we are visiting have spent large amounts of money
on products from the vets or pet shops that are unable to eradicate the
infestation. If they had come to us in the first place they would have saved
themselves a considerable amount of money and a lot of discomfort.
A female flea only has to mate once in her lifetime to reproduce,
after that she is continually producing eggs. The eggs normally
fall from the host animal and end up in the carpet where the
larvae will emerge after approx 1 week, to live of the dead
skin cells, adult flea excreta and other debris that is their
after that she is continually producing eggs. The eggs normally
fall from the host animal and end up in the carpet where the
larvae will emerge after approx 1 week, to live of the dead
skin cells, adult flea excreta and other debris that is their
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