Skip to content viewer section. Hematophagy of the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis felis (Bouche), was investigated. Blood feeding in the adult stages nearly doubled the weight of mixed-sex fleas.

It almost always occurs around the feet and toes. This tropical or subtropical flea can dig under your skin to feed. The flea will die after two weeks, but it often causes a complicated skin ...

The eggs are laid in the host nest, where the larvae develop as scavengers, feeding on detritus and flea faeces. The resulting pupae can remain dormant for some time, emerging as adults in response to ...

But making your home flea-free isn't difficult; read the tips listed below and learn about how to get rid of fleas plaguing ...