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flea
flea Any of 1000 species of wingless, leaping insects found worldwide. They are external parasites on warm-blooded animals. In moving from one host to another, they can carry disease. Length: to 1cm (0.4in). Order Siphonaptera.
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Fleas from A to Z
Magazine article from: DVM; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...pest management (IPM). Flea biology Adult fleas (Figure 1) are dark reddish...and Pulex simulons (human fleas) Each of these flea species is found on several...for their first meal. The flea life cycle Fleas have a life cycle that has...
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Fighting fleas. (flea control for pet retailers) (Educate Customers About Fleas, part 1)
Magazine article from: Pet Product News; 3/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...Educate Customers About Fleas By understanding the flea life cycle and flea control...is the first barrier to flea control. Fleas have been happily feasting...5 percent of the total flea population - for every five fleas on your pet, there are...
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Giving fleas the brush-off; this summer don't let those perennial pests eat your pet out of house and home.
Magazine article from: Saturday Evening Post; 7/1/1986; ; 700+ words
; ...veterinarian is treating your pet for fleas, you can concentrate at the same time on flea eradication at home. Tretment every...recently been added to the arsenal of flea remedies: * A Microtech flea collar drives fleas off pets with high-frequency sound...
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 "St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)")
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FLEA AND TICK SEASON CALLS FOR CONSTANT VIGILANCE.(Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO); 5/24/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...guard pets against fleas and ticks. Flea and tick season generally...your pet from getting fleas and ticks and their...requires several steps. Flea-control products...does not kill adult fleas, but interrupts the flea life cycle, preventing...
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FLEA CONTROL ADVISORY FOR PET OWNERS
PR Newswire; 5/3/1994; 700+ words
; ...cat owners to be armed for flea season. Fleas are the single largest health...that have a dog or cat have flea problems. Fleas are not easy to eliminate...important facts to know about flea prevention: How Fleas Grow and Multiply The flea...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Fleas pose a risk to pets, families
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 5/19/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...anemia, fatigue, flea allergies and even tapeworm...people are not allergic to fleas and their bites, but...diet can also minimize flea problems by helping the...emit a body odor that fleas do not like. For natural flea protection ideas and...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Fleas and other external parasites; It's just a hop, skip and jump to...(News)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/7/2009; 700+ words
; ...repulsed by the thought of fleas living in their homes. Fleas are passed easily between different animals. A flea can wriggle rapidly across...firstly, to kill adult fleas in the home, and secondly...residue that prevents any flea eggs from hatching out...
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FLEAS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS FOR DOGS, CATS
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 8/26/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...and bedding areas for fleas, and you may need to...your animal with anti-flea shampoos or treat your yard. Fleas can easily be passed...particularly allergic to fleas and may have a stronger reaction. If you find a flea on your pet, deal with...
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Fighting fleas. (includes facts about fleas)
Magazine article from: Country Living; 8/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...dogs and cats simply came with fleas. But not anymore. Advances in flea control have introduced nontoxic...treatment before and throughout flea season as preventive "flea insurance." To combat adult fleas, some new contenders include Advantage...
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Fleas and Ticks Pose Health Risk to Pets and Humans; Tips on How to Control Them.
PR Newswire; 6/27/2002; 700+ words
; ...vacuum your home to get rid of immature fleas and their food sources. -- Check pets for fleas and "flea dirt," the feces of adult fleas, with a flea comb. If detected, treat the animal and the environment with appropriate flea and tick products...
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Fleas
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...by various species of fleas, but particularly by the plague or oriental rat flea ( Xenopsylla cheopis...spread to humans by fleas is known as endemic or murine flea-borne typhus. This...by the oriental rat flea. Fleas are also the vector...
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Flea Collar
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Flea Collar Background A flea collar is a device used to protect dogs and cats from fleas and ticks. The collar is...chews on the collar. The fleas found on dogs (Ctenocephalides...animal. The adult female flea lays eggs on the animal...
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flea
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...host species, and cat and dog fleas, as well as the human flea of the warmer parts of Europe...attack humans. Certain rat fleas transmit typhus and bubonic...infest humans. The chigoe is a flea. Water fleas and beach fleas are crustaceans...
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Flea Fur
Book article from: Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages
...endure frequent bites from fleas. One of the ways that...combated the pests was with flea fur. A flea fur was made from the...in the hopes that the fleas would prefer the thick...added ornaments to their flea furs, including jeweled...
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flea-bitten
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
flea-bit·ten • adj. bitten by or infested with fleas. ∎ sordid, shabby, or disreputable: this flea-bitten gross-out movie seems to believe that it's about something.
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