B24—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 25,1984 NfcWAKK, Del. Worn out after a whirlwind two-week vacation tour, the Smiths picked up their dog at the kennel and went home to relax. Their relaxation was short-lived. Before long, everyone in the family started scratching, especially from the knees down. Kathy Smith walked across the living room rug in her white socks and found dozens of small, dark, wingless insects clinging to the terry cloth. Correctly identifying the problem as fleas, Mrs. Smith angrily telephoned the kennel director. “We’ve never had this problem before Fuzzy stayed in your kennel!” The Smiths shouldn’t blame the kennel, says University of Delaware extension entomologist Mark Graustein. Almost assuredly, those fleas were present in the house before the family departed. 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Fleas usually mate on the feathers or fur of an animal. The female flea requires a blood meal before she can lay her eggs. She may lay them on an animal, a carpet, or an animal’s bedding. In two to three weeks, the eggs hatch into larvae which feed on dried blood excreted by adult female fleas. After the feeding period, they form cocoons in which to pupate. Most fleas require 30 to 75 days to complete a life cycle when proper moisture and warmth are available. They can survive several weeks away from a host animal without feeding. Under ordinary circumstances, any fleas that hatch on a carpet soon find their way back to the family pet. But when the Smiths and their dog were away, in creasing numbers of fleas had no source of food for two weeks. So when the family came home, they became targets for that long awaited blood meal. 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