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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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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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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 ... protect your pet and your child.
Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents; 7/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...on the youngster. 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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Fleas ... Protect Your Pet And Your Child.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents; 2/1/1998; ; 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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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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FLEA FOR ALL WARM FALL A BOON TO BUGS.(Living)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 11/13/1990; 700+ words
; ...booming business in flea control supplies...had a party." Fleas ride indoors on...he noted. The flea life cycle begins when female fleas, after taking a...feeding. Because the flea life cycle includes...the absence of fleas in the house or...
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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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Flea bites. (the life cycle of fleas, and why they bite)
Magazine article from: Ranger Rick; 7/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...bunnies. So the young fleas have a nestful of new hoppers to hop onto. We fleas lay lots of eggs. A female cat flea lays one egg an hour...But a new group of fleas is waiting in your pet...time too. When a young flea grows up, it covers...
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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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Flea, Song of the
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Flea, Song of the. See Song of the Flea .
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