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2. Where do fleas come from? The pests pose problems for both ...

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   Both said fleas are not a diagnosis of a household's cleanliness but of sheer bad luck. The pests live in four life stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult fleas, according to the Centers for Disease ...

3. Dog flea - Wikipedia

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   Dog fleas are external parasites, living by hematophagy off the blood of dogs. The dog often experiences severe itching in all areas where the fleas may reside. Fleas do not have wings and their hard bodies are compressed laterally and have hairs and spines, which makes it easy for them to travel through hair.

4. Ask the Shelter: Help - my dog has fleas! - AOL

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   Roscoe is a 5-year-old mixed breed dog who came into the shelter as a stray. He is a bit on the shy side, but once he has time to adjust becomes a really nice guy.

5. Flea - Wikipedia

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   Rarely do fleas jump from dog to dog. Most flea infestations come from newly developed fleas from the pet's environment. [ 6 ] The flea jump is so rapid and forceful that it exceeds the capabilities of muscle, and instead of relying on direct muscle power, fleas store muscle energy in a pad of the elastic protein named resilin before releasing ...

6. Flea treatments - Wikipedia

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   Flea and tick repellant powder being applied to a dog. Modern flea control is approached using integrated pest management (IPM) protocols at the host (pet) level. IPM is achieved by targeting fleas during at least two separate life stages, with at least two separate molecules.

7. Canine vector-borne disease - Wikipedia

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   Spot-on treatments: Applied to the dog's skin (e.g., Frontline, Advantix), these treatments offer protection by killing ticks and fleas on contact and can last for several weeks (Beugnet & Franc, 2012). Oral preventatives: Medications like Bravecto or NexGard are chewable tablets that protect against ticks and fleas for up to three months. They ...