Fleas are not generally a pest that we think to actively keep out of our houses and yet, they can be seriously dangerous! Fleas will most commonly be found on your animals but you and your family can also be hosts to these parasites.

Fleas are notorious for traveling around since they can jump! Fleas can jump 200 times their own body length which is about 13 inches. You would think that jumping this far would make them tired and unable to do it consecutively. However, fleas can jump around 30 thousand times in a row. This makes it very easy for them to jump from host to host. They can easily jump from animals to people, and then from person to person.

As fleas are parasites, they find hosts to feed on. They, like mosquitos, consume the blood of their hosts. Females consume, on a daily basis, 15 times their own body weight in blood. Once a female has had her first meal, she then can then lay eggs. Fleas can lay around 2,000 eggs over the course of their lives which is around 3 months. They usually lay eggs directly on their hosts which then fall off spreading the infestation wherever the host goes.

It is very easy for a single flea to become thousands in a short period of time, so it is important to fortify your home against them! To learn more about the dangers of fleas and to keep them out of your home, visit our website at https://reconpestservices.com/pests/fleas or call our office at (402)22-RECON

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