Fleas
Get The Facts ABout Fleas
Did you know the world is home to over 2,000 species of flea and the most common is the cat flea? They’re not just a problem for your pets, but immature fleas can infest your carpets and beds, they’re a problem almost everywhere. Even pets that never go outdoors are at risk from fleas that find their way inside the house – and once they’re in, they’re notoriously hard to get rid of. To stop repeat infestations, you need to break the flea life cycle once and for all.
The facts about fleas
A flea starts feeding on blood within 5 minutes
When a flea jumps onto a pet, it will start feeding within 5 minutes and may suck blood for up to 2.5 hours.
A single flea lays 40 to 50 eggs a day
Each female flea can produce 40 to 50 eggs a day. That’s up to 2,000 in a lifetime, infesting your home and your pet’s environment.
An adult flea can live for 2 months
A single flea can live on a pet for almost 2 months providing ongoing irritation.
Fleas are stubborn and hard to remove
Flea larvae burrow deep into bedding and carpet – thorough, regular vacuuming and cleaning of pet’s bedding is recommended.
It takes 8 weeks or more to remove flea populations in the environment
Once a flea infestation has been established it can take up to 8 or more weeks to eradicate it.
TIPS FOR PREVENTING Fleas
If you’ve had a flea infestation in your home, you’ll never want to have one again.
To stop repeat infestations, you need to break the flea life cycle once and for all.
Use Bravecto
Bravecto Chew, Bravecto Spot-on for Dogs, Bravecto Spot-on for Cats and Bravecto Plus all provide long-lasting protection against fleas and kill newly emerged adult fleas before they lay eggs.
Target flea hideouts
Wash all your pet’s bedding at a high temperature. Vacuum your carpets and furniture to remove eggs, larvae and pupae that may be present and discard the vacuum cleaner bag.
Identifying Fleas
The world is host to over 2,000 species of flea, and they’re a problem almost everywhere. Most common is Ctenocephalides felis the “cat flea”. Despite its name, the cat flea affects both dogs and cats, and wildlife such as possums – and can be unpleasant for pet owners, too. Most pets will be exposed to fleas at some point in their lifetime. Even pets that never go outdoors are at risk from fleas that can find their way into their home.
Life cycle of a flea
Click through all stages of the flea life cycle to learn more.
Eggs
Female fleas lay eggs whilst on your dog or cat and can produce 40-50 eggs a day leaving them to fall off your pet and all over your home.
LarvaE
Each egg can hatch into a larvae and live in carpets, fabrics and small crevices in your pet’s environment. They feed on adult flea faeces and organic material they find until they’re ready to develop into pupae.
Pupae
Pupae develop into adult fleas inside tiny cocoons. Here they can stay dormant for long period and come out in response to heat, carbon dioxide and movement.
Adult
Once on your pet, adult fleas spend the rest of their lives there, feeding and laying eggs that infest your home within a matter of days.
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