Category: Fleas

All adult Fleas need warm-blooded animals as hosts. The females lay their eggs after feeding on the infested animal. Female Fleas can live up to two years when they can lay up to 1000 eggs. The eggs drop onto the floor and on the animal’s bedding. After several days the eggs will develop into larvae and spin silken cocoons. When fully developed the adult waits within this until it detects the vibrations caused by a potential host animal or human. Only then does it emerge. The complete lifecycle takes about a month in the summertime due to the heat.