Professional Flea Control Serving Eastern Pennsylvania

You can actually see them!

Adult fleas measure about an eighth of an inch long. They are reddish-brown in color and are very thin. It would be hard to see what they really look like without a microscope but they do have big back legs. They can jump nearly a foot in a single leap! And you can estimate that for every adult flea found on your pet, there are at least 100 immature ones in the vicinity.

You Can See What They’ve Left Behind:

Flea droppings are also known as “Flea Dirt” and are small, black, pepper-like flakes that are made up of their blood and feces. You can spot flea dirt usually on your pet’s skin or someplace like pet bedding, a favorite chair or couch they like to sleep on (usually your favorite place!), or carpet.

These flakes will turn from black to brown and finally back to red once they are re-hydrated on a wet paper towel.

Flea Eggs:

Flea eggs, larvae, and pupae are much harder to detect since they are generally found in out-of-the-way places like under furniture, in crawl spaces, inside cracks or grooves in the floor, and carpets. The eggs are usually deposited by falling off of your pets while they move and are dispersed throughout the environment where your pets spend the most time.