Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Fleas And Ticks

Help protect your pet from unwanted visitors.

It can happen. Fleas and ticks can still invite your pet and your home. These parasites that affect your pet and make your home, well ... less comfortable.

MEDICAL Plus can help. MEDICAL Plus kills fleas and ticks on your dog or cat and prevent reinfestation.

Understanding the flea and tick, how they can affect the health of your dog and what to do about them can help you solve a flea or tick current problem and prevent a future.

 

Fleas and your pet

Egg stage:

It's a good idea to check the animals for fleas regularly. It is especially important to check whether the animals appear unusually nervous or angry, or if more than zero seems natural.

The average duration of egg stage is 10 days.


Larval stage:

After hatching, the larvae find a dark place in your home and feed on flea feces. They grow, molt twice, and spin cocoons, where they grow to pupae.

The average duration of the larval stage is 12 days.


Body-by-step:

Pupae 8-9 days to spend their Cocoon grows to adulthood, wait for it's time to quit.

The average life of the pupa is 4 to 5 months. Many pupae are present in the household before the adults are seen.


Adulthood:

Adult fleas inside the system to reveal their cocoons when they leave their cocoons, hop onto, find a mate and start the cycle again.

The average length of an adult flea is 50 days.