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Cleveland Ohio Professional Flea Pest Control
Fleas target various animal species, including the dog, cat, squirrel, ferret, fox, and opossum. The flea is a parasite like the tick, which also targets animals. Female fleas reproduce quickly, up to 50 eggs per day when blood meals are readily available.
One flea can ingest 15 times its body weight with each blood meal. Flea infestations pose health risks for humans and animals, especially animals. They transmit murine typhus, cat scratch disease, mycoplasma haemofelis, plague, and tapeworms.
Murine typhus is transmitted by the cat flea “Ctenocephalides felis” through bites.
What Is The Most Common Flea Species Reported In Cleveland?
While average people generally do not have enough knowledge to differentiate between different flea species. Exterminators and scientists can easily identify each flea species with little to no effort. Cleveland exterminators report more cat flea infestations than any other flea species. While you may feel relieved because your pets are not felines, you may not want to get too excited. The cat flea’s prey is not limited to the feline. In fact, the insect targets the same animals as the dog flea, human flea, oriental rat flea, bird flea, chicken, chigoe, rabbit, and springtail fleas.
The flea’s flat body allows it to maneuver through fur and escape when under attack by animal claws and human fingers. Fleas get from point A to point B by hitchhiking rides on shoes, purses, luggage, backpacks, and clothes. However, their most common victim is the dog, followed by the cat and other animal species.
Flea Bite Characteristics To Know
Flea bites are difficult if not impossible to diagnose because they are similar to other insect bites. When the flea bites, it injects an oral secretion that many people refer to as “saliva.” The secretion contributes to allergic reactions in victims of a flea bites. The onset of symptoms is generally a tiny pinpoint-sized red spot that will appear on various parts of the body.
The red spot may be accompanied by itching and a pustule filled with fluid. Most flea bite allergic reactions are mild. But, when the victim is immunocompromised, the allergic action has the tendency to be moderate or severe in some cases.
What Is The Most Effective Flea Prevention Strategy?
Fleas are resilient insects that do not know what “no” means. In fact, the insect leaves its victims begging for help, whether it is a human or animal. And, this is not to mention the flea’s prolific breeding with an endless supply of food.
Protecting yourself and your family and pets from becoming a victim of fleas should always be your main priority. Unfortunately, some people totally ignore the signs until it is too late. Full-blown flea infestations are complex, requiring complex pest control strategies to achieve full eradication. Your best bet is to stop the fleas before they have time to victimize your pets. You can do this by heeding the recommendations provided in the content below.
- Adopting a pet should be put on the back burner until you are fully prepared to accept the responsibilities
- Develop a treatment plan for your pets, utilizing anti-parasitic drops, collars, shampoos, and powders
- Keep your lawn mowed to combat humidity on the ground floor. Humidity on the ground floor is the perfect environment for fleas
- Encourage family and friends to not feed wildlife passersby. Doing so will put your property at risk of a flea infestation
- Install metal barriers around low decks, sheds, porches, and garages
- Develop a routine for inspecting your pet’s living quarters
- Wash your pet’s bed linen at least once a week
Contact our Cleveland pest control location to schedule your free flea inspection today!
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