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flea
flea (flee) n. a small wingless bloodsucking insect with a laterally compressed body and long legs adapted for jumping. Adult fleas are temporary parasites on birds and mammals and those species that attack humans (Pulex, Xenopsylla, and Nosopsyllus) may be important in the transmission of various diseases. Their bites may become a focus of infection.
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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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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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 "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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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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 "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 ... protect your pet and your child.
Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents; 2/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...become seriously ill. Fleas belong to the order...s population. The flea shares the Insecta...be kept as free of fleas as possible by periodic...spraying or anti-flea bathing, the key...way to get rid of flea eggs and larvae. But if we control the fleas for no other reason...
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Flea control: the next generation: getting the bugs out with new technology.
Magazine article from: Animals; 5/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...annual expenditures on flea and tick remedies...1 billion. But fleas and ticks have survived...eventually eliminates a flea problem, it has no...immediate effect on adult fleas that may be on the...and Frontline kill fleas before they bite treated...important benefit for ...
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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: Not Just "Man's Best Friend's" Problem.
Business Wire; 3/14/2007; 591 words
; ...homes. "Although, fleas are often associated...NPMA. "Frequently, flea bites are itchy...rodents, who are often flea carriers, from finding...close to your home. * Fleas tend to travel with...If you suspect a flea infestation in your...to rid your home of fleas and to prevent ...
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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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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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