What is the best way to treat a flea problem?
Recent advances in flea products have revolutionized the way we treat flea problems. The most important thing is to understand the flea’s life cycle. The adult flea can lay several hundred eggs during its life span; therefore, the number of fleas a pet has and are in its environment can grow rapidly. A small number of fleas lay hundreds of eggs which hatch out to larvae in the environment, then become a pupae or cocoon stage before emerging as adult fleas. With the right environmental conditions of temperature and humidity this life cycle takes place in 10 to 14 days. After hatching, the adult flea immediately looks for a source of food, your dog or cat! The new products such as Advantage® and Frontline® are applied topically to your pet. They come in small tubes of liquid that after application spread over the pet’s entire body. When the flea jumps on your pet and contacts the product it dies. These products quickly eliminate a flea problem and prevent the fleas from biting and irrita
