05/07/2023
FLEAS‼️‼️
Most fleas have four life stages: Egg, larva, pupa (in a cocoon) and adult.
According to the CDC, their life cycle can be very quick or last many months to years depending on the environment.
After adult fleas find a human host, they mate and begin laying eggs in the fur and surroundings of the host. Eggs will hatch in one to ten days depending on environmental conditions (temperature and humidity).
After hatching, fleas enter their larval stage. They are free-moving and feed on blood and flea f***s in order to continue growing. Within five to 20 days of feeding on “flea dirt,” the larva spin a cocoon and enter the pupa stage. The cocoon protects them from insecticides for several days or weeks until the adults are ready to come out.
Insecticides will NOT kill fleas when they’re in cocoons!
Adult fleas will not emerge from the cocoon until they know there’s a host -- they become alerted to a host by movement or body heat. Adult female fleas begin to feed within a few hours of emerging and will begin to mate and lay eggs soon after.
Fleas find a host by detecting body heat, movement, and vibrations caused by movement and breathing. They prefer animals but will bite people when animals are unavailable.(post borrowed)
‼️FLEAS and ticks happens to most furkids at least once in their lifetime!!😮💨... but PLEASE check your babies on a regular basis, and specifically before you get them groomed. Its unfortunately one of the most difficult pests to get rid of and by allowing (unknowingly) a dog ito a parlour/mobile parlour it brings us, as groomers to a complete halt, and we need to get pest control specialists to ensure a clean critter free environment for other doggos to get groomed in. Trust me your pooch will thank you for it, and so will we!!! The struggle is real!!!!🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤷♀️‼️