What are Flea Eggs?
The eggs that fleas lay are nearly microscopic and have a knack for falling into good hiding spots, such as a pet’s bedding, carpeting, rugs, furnishings, and even a pile of dead leaves drying in the sun. When a flea attaches itself to a pet, they enjoy a meal of blood by taking a bite of their host and then mate. Within 1 to 2 days, a female flea will start to lay her eggs. In a home, flea eggs are deposited about the house wherever they fall off of an animal. The typical female flea may lay 30 to 40 eggs in one day, meaning in just five days – you could have 200 eggs or so to contend with. They will hatch between 4 to 12 days, in respect to their surrounding temperature and humidity. Hatched flea eggs become larvae, which undergo a process of becoming an adult. A sad but true fact is for every flea you spot on your cat or dog – there is a possibility of another 200 eggs situated around the house [1]. This is why the most effective home remedies for fleas are those that attack adult f
