- Adult flea emerges from cocoon full-sized and ready to go
How are fleas harmful?
Adult fleas feed on blood with their piercing-sucking mouthparts. They typically seek a blood meal within two days of becoming an adult. Cat and dog fleas, which are the most common, prefer these two animals but will readily feed on other animals such as rats and even humans.
How do I identify the fleas?
Adult fleas are about 1/8" long. Their bodies are laterally flat and brownish-black to black. They have a reddish back when they are full of blood. They have no wings and hop when they move. Mature larvae are about twice the size of an adult in length. Larvae are whitish, slender, eyeless and legless—however, they do have well developed heads.
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