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. To understand what
really happened, it’s necessary to
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Kennels usually aren't responsible for post-vocotion fleas
know something about the
reproductive habits of fleas.
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.
Graustein offers this advice for
people with a similar flea
problem:
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The vacuum bag containing the
fleas should be sealed in a garbage
bag for immediate disposal.
Sometimes vacuuming alone can
control an infestation, Graustein
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To handle the problem yourself,
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instructions. Move all furniture
and spray everywhere you
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