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  2. Flea - Wikipedia

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    Once the flea reaches adulthood, its primary goal is to find blood and then to reproduce. [15] Female fleas can lay 5000 or more eggs over their life, permitting rapid increase in numbers. [16] Generally speaking, an adult flea only lives for 2 or 3 months. Without a host to provide a blood meal, a flea's life can be as short as a few days.

  3. Cat flea - Wikipedia

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    Cat fleas are holometabolous (undergo complete metamorphosis) insects and therefore go through four life cycle stages of egg, larva, pupa, and imago (adult). Adult fleas must feed on blood before they can become capable of reproduction. [10] Flea populations are distributed with about 50% eggs, 35% larvae, 10% pupae, and 5% adults. [11]

  4. The life cycle of a flea | Pet Peeves - AOL

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    Fleas thrive in warm, moist environments. An adult female flea lives an average of 30 to 90 days and can lay 50 eggs each day.

  5. Spilopsyllus cuniculi - Wikipedia

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    After three larval stages they pupate. Fleas newly emerged from the pupa need to have a blood meal within a week, otherwise they will die. After that they can survive for many months without feeding. The optimum temperature for the flea's life cycle is 70 °F to 85 °F (21 °C to 30 °C). [4]

  6. Here's Everything You Need to Do to Get Rid of Fleas in Your Home

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    Don't let fleas take over your house. Follow these expert tips on how to get rid of fleas on pets (dogs included!), furniture, bedding and even in your yard.

  7. Thrips - Wikipedia

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    The first two instars, called larvae or nymphs, are like small wingless adults (often confused with springtails) without genitalia; these feed on plant tissue. In the Terebrantia, the third and fourth instars, and in the Tubulifera also a fifth instar, are non-feeding resting stages similar to pupae : in these stages, the body's organs are ...

  8. The life cycle of a flea | Pet Peeves - AOL

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    An adult female flea lives an average of 30 to 90 days and can lay 50 eggs each day. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...

  9. Human flea - Wikipedia

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    The human flea (Pulex irritans) – once also called the house flea [1] – is a cosmopolitan flea species that has, in spite of the common name, a wide host spectrum. It is one of six species in the genus Pulex ; the other five are all confined to the Nearctic and Neotropical realms . [ 2 ]