{"id":679,"date":"2011-05-06T09:11:44","date_gmt":"2011-05-06T14:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/?p=679"},"modified":"2011-05-06T09:11:44","modified_gmt":"2011-05-06T14:11:44","slug":"fleas%e2%80%a6a-disease-carrying-insect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/06\/fleas%e2%80%a6a-disease-carrying-insect\/","title":{"rendered":"Fleas\u2026A Disease Carrying Insect"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Fleas have been sucking the blood of humans and animals for millions of years.\u00a0 Adult fleas are about 1\/8th of an inch in size with a flat body from side to side.\u00a0 Like other bloodsuckers, they have piercing mouths that aid them in their bloodsucking endeavors.\u00a0 Fleas are wingless, reddish brown to black in color and are often confused with bed bugs, ticks and lice.<\/p>\n

You can find a New Jersey flea infestation in carpets, furniture, bedding material, curtains, and anyplace outdoors.\u00a0 New Jersey pest control professionals<\/a> say that although the reaction to the bite wound is somewhat similar, having a flea infestation in your home differs from having a bed bug infestation<\/a>.\u00a0 Bed bugs are known for their bite and run sneaky nighttime behavior.\u00a0 Once a flea finds a non-human mammal host, it tends to stay with the victim slurping away as long as possible.<\/p>\n

Typical homes that are found to have a flea infestation problem are often found with:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a050% flea eggs
\n\u2022\u00a035% flea larvae
\n\u2022\u00a010% flea cocoons
\n\u2022\u00a05% fleas on pets<\/p>\n

Fleas feed on blood and can live without a meal for up to 100 days.\u00a0 Once a female flea has had its meal, it will begin laying eggs within 36 to 48 hours.\u00a0 One female flea can lay up to 2,000 eggs in her lifetime, so it\u2019s easy to see how a NJ flea infestation can quickly get out of hand.<\/p>\n

New Jersey pest control professionals<\/a> say that fleas not only cause annoying itching and potentially secondary infections, but fleas also are known carriers of disease.\u00a0 Throughout history, flea bites have been attributed with the plague which is an infectious disease that is contracted by animals and humans alike.\u00a0 Mostly unheard of in modern day times, this flea-borne illness still kills on average about 15 people in the US each year.\u00a0 For effective NJ flea treatment<\/a> in Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean Counties, contact Allison Pest Control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fleas have been sucking the blood of humans and animals for millions of years.\u00a0 Adult fleas are about 1\/8th of an inch in size with a flat body from side to side.\u00a0 Like other bloodsuckers, they have piercing mouths that aid them in their bloodsucking endeavors.\u00a0 Fleas are wingless, reddish brown to black in color […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,18,19,13,17,8,14,15],"tags":[35,61,60,252,29,56,54,58,55],"yoast_head":"\nFleas\u2026A Disease Carrying Insect - Allison Pest Control<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/06\/fleas\u2026a-disease-carrying-insect\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fleas\u2026A Disease Carrying Insect - 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