Pest Guide > Biting Insects > Flea
Flea
Appearance
- Hard-bodied, flattened vertically or side to side
- Dark reddish-brown in color
- 1/16 to 1/8 inch in length
- Three pair of legs-hind legs enlarged enabling jumping
Behavior
- Excellent jumpers, leaping vertically up to 7 inches and horizontally 13 inches
- Fleas are typically found where animals sleep or frequent
- Adults usually attach to a preferred host species(ie: cat, dog, human etc.)
- Flea bites may cause pain lasting a few minutes, hours or days depending on the host's sensitivity to the bite
Diet
- Larvae: Digested blood from adult flea feces, dead skin, hair, feathers and other organic debris
- Adults:blood sucked from host
