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- Sticktight Flea
- Springtail Flea
As the name suggests, cat fleasare commonly found on cats, but they also infest dogs, other animals and even humans. Inside the home, their favorite spot is often the carpet, but you may find their eggs anywhere in the house besides on your pets.
Dog fleasclosely resemble cat fleas, but they can be distinguished by the appearance of their head. Dog fleas also infest a wide variety of mammals, including your pets and yourself. However, they are not as prevalent worldwide as cat fleas.
Some folks may say there is no such thing as a flea infestation in humans. With the discovery of the human flea, that is certainly not true. They stick and hide in the body’s most hairy parts, such as the underarm and the head. However, a strict hygiene practice will keep these pests away.
Because there are many types of fleas that feed on blood, your pet mouse may be targeted too, and rat fleas may also feed on you as well. Rat fleashave two varieties, namely: Oriental and Northern. Oriental rat fleas came from the Orient to America and inhabit the coastal areas and rivers. Northern rat fleas, on the other hand, like the cozy atmosp...
This flea type is usually found with their heads buried in the skin of chickens near the head or face. At first glance, it would look like the fowl’s head or face is infested with blackheads, but on a closer look, you’ll discover that they are in fact chicken fleas.
Among the types of fleas there are, the sand fleaappears to look the most unique, more like very tiny shrimps. While they typically feed on organic and withering plants, when they attach themselves to pets, they also find blood to be suitable. Animals and humans are their transportation in making their way inside your home, although it’s rare with ...
This type of critter loves to bury its head into the skin of almost any animal – dog, cat, horse, bird and yes, humans too. Sticktight fleasare quite hard to remove once they have attached themselves onto the skin of their victim. They often cause infections and anemia to young animals.
Springtail fleasor Collembola are a type of hexapods. They are not really fleas or even insects for that matter. One springtail is called the snow flea. They stay in damp areas, are small as a pin head, but can jump up to four feet. They don’t normally attach themselves to animals unless they find a reason, such as a skin infection that makes the a...
Flea, the common name for the order Siphonaptera, includes 2,500 species of small flightless insects that live as external parasites of mammals and birds. Fleas live by ingesting the blood of their hosts.
There are an estimated 2,000 species of fleas worldwide, and more than 300 types are found in the United States. The cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, is the most common domestic flea. Other kinds of fleas include dog fleas, human fleas and rat fleas. What does a flea look like? Fleas are small, wingless, flat insects with three pairs of legs.
- The popular cat flea (ctenocephalides felis): As mentioned earlier, the most common flea that you will have the misfortune to encounter is the cat flea.
- Dog fleas (ctenocephalides canis): Just like the cat flea, this type is not too fussy about which warm-blooded host it feeds on and will attach itself to cats, wild animals and (unfortunately), you are a potential target if it cannot find a more appropriate host.
- Oriental & Northern rat fleas (xenopsylla cheopis): The Oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla Cheopis) and the Northern rat flea (Nosopsyllus Fasciatus) both have the notoriety of being a vector for the Bubonic plague, which was transmitted by them feeding on infected rats and then biting humans.
- Human fleas (pulex irritans): The human flea is common in North America, but can also be found in Southern and Midwestern states. It is often discovered in schools and offices or other residential areas in the US.
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Jun 9, 2023 · There are over 2,000 known species of fleas worldwide, with some of the most common types affecting humans and pets including cat fleas, dog fleas, and human fleas. Fleas are found in various environments across the globe, thriving especially in warm and humid conditions.
