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Fleas Blog
You can find a few different type of flea species in Malaysia. They commonly feeds on the blood of pets and human too.
The Ultimate Fact About Fleas
What are Fleas? Can Flea Bites On Humans Cause Harm?
Fleas are tiny insects, hardly visible to the naked eye making it a nightmare to many pet owners. They have an ability to multiply rapidly causing unbearable discomfort to both the humans and pets. We often associate them with our pets, crucial to know that they can infest various other animals as well. A female flea can lay approximately 50 eggs a day, while flea live in fur or skin, hosting on pets or human.
Undergo the flea life cycle transitioning from flea eggs and larvae and adult, a fairly short metamorphosis. The most fascinating fact about these tiny oval shaped insects is that they have an incredible jumping ability. Because of their powerful legs and incredibly flexible bodies, they can leap to 200 times longer than the length of their body. This talent they possess allows them to jump onto hosts from the ground, reaching great heights.
They are carrier for tapeworms, bartonellosis, murine typhus, tungiasis and bubonic plague diseases transmitting to hosts through their bites. Proper pest control, flea treatment services is essential to protect both humans and pets from these troublesome pests. Any kind of infestation is stressful, leading to insomnia, depression and many other health issues for people and pets. High level of stress can result in moody behaviour, restless, aggression, allergic reaction and even more for pets.
Images, Knowing How They Look Like Up Close And Personal
Can They Live And Breed On Humans?
They do not live on human, unable to adapt to the human body temperature instead they choose to host on animals. Humans may provide the blood meal and nutrients they need but skin lacks hair density unlike animal hosts, such as cats and dogs. Much easier for species of fleas to infest and reproduce in the protected habitat that animal fur provides. Various type of species, such as cat fleas, rat fleas and dog fleas but non of these live and breed on human.
Prevent Flea Problems and Treat Your Pets To Avoid Infection
How Do The Bites Look Like?
The bites can appear in a straight line but most time in a cluster of several bites that occur on the legs, feet and ankles. When they bite, they inject saliva substance into the skin, causing irritation and unbearably itch. Bites can appear as small bumps, surround by redness to the skin.
Kill Adult Fleas with Flea Collar and Flea Comb
Fleas Are Carrier Of Various Diseases
They are not only annoying to pets and human, they carry parasites that they transfer during feeding on the blood of host. On animals bites appear to be small, these red bumps can be around the ears, abdomen and neck. Even though they prefer animals with heavy fur to feed upon, they still can bite people and attack the lower part of the body. Essential to acknowledge the type of pests that are infesting your residential homes or commercial properties.
Wildlife such as raccoons, rabbits, rats and squirrels can potentially bring these blood sucking creatures onto your property. They can also spread ticks, rabies and various other harmful pathogens that affects human and pets. Excessive scratching from the itch of a bites can lead to infections and their saliva can trigger allergy reactions. In severe cases, pets can get anemia, if infestation of fleas on your pets is not rectify.
However, the major health concerns is that these pests are vectors of various dangerous diseases listed below:
Plague
Symptoms of plague include nausea and vomiting, fever, cold chills, weakness, throbbing headache, and abdominal pain.
Typhus
Symptoms of typhus include fever, nausea, cold chills, vomiting, stomach and body aches, cough, rash with loss in appetite.
Bartonellosis
Cat scratch disease can spread when a cat licks on wound, bites or scratches someone. Cats will not show signs of the disease but people will develop symptoms like fever, exhaustion and loss in appetite.
Tapeworms
These will happen if animals or pets accidentally ingest the blood sucking insects. Animals do not usually show any signs of tapeworms.
Has Anyone Encounter Fleas In The Bed?
Pets are probably the culprits in this situation. Family pets love chilling by the beds and furniture, and likely to have left fleas behind.
Bumps and Red Spots Are Clear Indication That Pets Has Fleas
6 Tips To Flea Prevention In Your Property
Whether you bring your pets for a walks outside and mingle with other pet owners or not. You need to consult a veterinarian and have them put on a preventative measure that keeps pets safe from flea diseases. The following are useful prevention tips for fleas that are crucial to keeping your property safe and healthy environment:
Install fence around the property and repair any damages in sections of the fence.
Ensure that bins have a tight fit lid, the ones that do not come off easily if knock over.
Mow your lawn regularly, trimming and remove debris piles where fleas can hatch.
Check for any potential entry points for rodents carrying fleas into your property.
Vacuum carpets, flooring and furniture regularly to remove any fleas or eggs.
If you own pets, regularly check any signs of fleas and keep their bedding clean.
Professional Fleas Control Services
Innovative Pest Blog Summary
At Innovative Pest Sdn Bhd, we provide a few effective approach to fleas control methods:
Misting treatment is a fine mist that can spread evenly on hard to reach areas to kill fleas. It provides a full coverage onto surface areas. Residual spraying of insecticide treatment targets a direct approach solution measure to address the source of the problem. To eradicate the pest problem immediately and prevent any future infestations issues problems.
