Can A Flea Bomb Help Your Home?
Even though their tiny, fleas can jump 7 inches vertically and 13 inches horizontally. This allows them to accomplish the amazing feat of jumping off the floor onto their host. Once there, it is possible that they can spread disease amongst pets and humans as well as be a host for tapeworms.
A female flea can lay over 2000 eggs over the course of her lifetime. Out of those around 20% will become adult fleas. This is assuming that they live in an area with enough humidity to support a high survival rate.
Fleas not only lay their eggs on their host, they can also lay eggs on furniture, carpets, curtains and more. Once they hatch, the cycle continues. Typically though it seems fleas prefer younger puppies, kittens, or dogs that do not have strong immune systems.
How to Detect Fleas
One good way that I have found to detect fleas is to take a large white sheet and spread it on the floor. After that you can use a flea comb and comb the fleas off of your dog. When they land on the white sheet, you can capture them.
Normally fleas prefer a cat or dog post instead of a human one. They will typically stay on our pets until it becomes too toxic for them at which time they will look for a new (possibly human) host.
Once you know you have fleas on your pets, odds are extremely good they are also in your house. At that point it becomes very important to get them out of your home as quickly as possible. A good flea bomb is a great way to accomplish this. Flea bombs have the ability to break the lifecycle of fleas for around 180 days.
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