Reasons We Don’t like Fleas & Ticks

Fleas are tiny wingless ectoparasites that helped spread the Bubonic Plague They feed on the blood of people and animals, leaving painful, itchy red bumps Fleas can transfer tapeworms and cause anemia in pets They transfer to their host by jumping, with an 8″ vertical Female adult fleas can lay up to 400 eggs in their lifetime Ticks can carry Lyme disease and live up to 200 days without food or water They live in tall grass or shrubs and drop from their perch and fall onto a host Pets may contract multiple diseases from a single tick bite Ticks can lay up to 10,000 eggs in a lifetime.