Although extremely small in size, fleas have played a large role in history by spreading typhoid fever and bubonic plague.

Fleas prefer your dog or cat, but will transfer to humans. Five minutes exposure to hungry fleas is too much for most people.

A female lays several hundred eggs in a lifetime. Over a two week period they can complete a generation.

Flea eggs are laid and mature in places where your pet frequents and often a favorite chair, bed, carpeting.

Health and Property Alert: Fleas need animal or human blood for survival. They spread disease by feeding on infected animals and then in turn transmit disease to man. The rat-flea-to-man cycle caused bubonic plague.

Protection: Follow your veterinarian's advice. Pest control operators will not treat animals. Fleas are basically an animal problem. But when fleas become a people problem, start by giving your home a thorough cleaning to clear eggs from baseboards, rugs, upholstery, floor and wall cracks, ventilators, closets, etc. Be sure to empty your vacuum cleaner immediately (outdoors, not inside).

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