Although they can survive in freezing-cold temperatures by going into a state of dormancy, fleas prefer temperatures in excess of 70 degrees Fahrenheit. When spring and summer rolls around, these blood-sucking parasites will emerge from their larvae and egg stage…
If you’re struggling to combat a flea infestation in your home, you may use of chemical-based flea medicines to treat your pets. Fleas — like all parasites — need a host to survive. When you take the host of the…
Integrated pest management (IPM) refers to a systematic eco-based approach to the long-term extermination and prevention of pests. If you’re struggling with a flea infestation in or around your home, you should consider using IPM. When performed correctly, it’s a…
Fleas love to burrow into the thick, dense fur of cats. Once they find refuge here, they will feast on the cat’s blood, biting into it up to several hundred times per day! Of course, this is quite painful for…
The cat flea (Ctenocephalides feli) is one of the most common and widespread species of fleas in the world. As the name suggests, it prefers to feast on the blood of cat; however, cat fleas are also known to target…