Many aspects of adult flea morphology are closely correlated with their parasitic lifestyle. They are small wingless insects, usually less than five millimetre long, with a heavily sclerotised and ...

There are 62 species of flea in the UK, the most common being the cat flea or Ctenocephalides felis. The flea life cycle has four stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult flea. The entire cycle is typically ...

Adult fleas live on the fur of animals where they will lay their eggs. The average life cycle of a flea is around 100 days, ...

Spinosad, the active ingredient in Comfortis, starts to work within 30 minutes and kills 98% of adult fleas within four hours. Although topical flea control products are typically easier to use ...

To recommend top flea and tick medicines, we asked veterinarians how pet owners can control parasites in puppies and adult dogs. Then, we researched products using the Companion Animal Parasite ...