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Fleas

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We offer a 90 day guarantee for fleas and pets need to be in a flea control program for optimum effectiveness. In cases where the fleas have been left untreated for a long period of time, we offer a follow-up service. Learn more about our flea program at 1-877-882-4403 or 705-426-1903.

Some facts about fleas:

  • Fleas are wingless insects that get onto hosts by jumping.
  • Fleas have been on this planet for approximately 100 million years.
  • There are over 2,000 species and subspecies of fleas (that we know of).
  • In almost all species of fleas, the females are larger than the males.   
  • In the continental United States, the Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is responsible for nearly all of the fleas found on both cats and dogs.
  • If you find a flea on your cat or dog, there could be an infestation on your pets and around your home. Adult fleas are only a small percentage of the total population of a given infestation.
  • A female flea can consume 15 times its body weight (in blood) on a daily basis.
  • A female flea lays eggs within 35 to 48 hours of its first blood meal.
  • Flea eggs are usually laid directly on a host, often falling off the host’s body and spreading the infestation to the surrounding environment.
  • A female flea can lay about 2,000 eggs over the course of its life, but is incapable of laying eggs until after its first meal.
  • Once adult fleas emerge from their puparia, they have approximately 7 days to find a blood meal or they die.
  • Your average flea will have a 2 to 3 month lifespan.
  • If it doesn’t have to move around much, a flea can live anywhere between 2 months and 100 days between meals.
  • If they were human sized athletes participating in the long jump in the Olympics, certain fleas could break the current world record by approximately 970 feet.