Fleas

Fleas are small, laterally compressed insects with no eyes. The adult mouthparts are adapted for piercing and sucking. Adults are blood sucking parasites which live on the outside of mammals and birds. Larvae look like a caterpillar with no legs and feed on minute particles of discarded organic matter.

Fleas can jump 150 times their body length and 80 times their own height and are plagued by various mites. When a flea bites, it injects saliva into the wound in order to stop the blood coagulating

Flea eggs are white or cream and are not glued to their hosts. Incubation lasts between 3 and 10 days, the larvae are active and seek out the food around them. Adults can lie dormant within the papal skin for a long time, and emergence can be stimulated by movement such as the vibration created in floor boards when walking on them.

The adults can go a long time after emergence without food if necessary; however a blood meal is normally required to allow the females to lay eggs.

Pre Visit

Before a pest controller visits, it is important to vacuum thoroughly, especially under the beds and furniture.

Post Visit

Wait for three hours before you enter your property. Then;-

• Open all doors and windows. Sit outside for 10 minutes to allow house to air.
• Wash down all food preparation areas and eating surfaces with a wet sponge following interior treatments.
• Do NOT vacuum the house for two weeks after treatment. It takes two weeks for the spray to bind with the carpet. If you vacuum within two weeks, you will suck the spray back out.
• Wash all bed linen in hot water