Fleas

Fleas can be a persistent problem for both pets and homes. Effective pest control for fleas involves a combination of treatments, including thorough cleaning, vacuuming, and the use of specialised insecticides. It's essential to treat not only your pets but also the environment to break the flea life cycle. For lasting results, contact Furness Pest Control to ensure your home is flea-free.

Fleas can transmit a number of diseases to humans and pets, including:

Plague: Caused by the oriental rat flea
Flea-borne typhus: Caused by the bacteria-infested faeces of infected cat fleas
Cat scratch disease: Caused by the bites of the oriental rat flea and cat flea
Flea tapeworm: Transmitted when children accidentally eat an infected flea or come in contact with infected flea faeces
Tungiasis: Transmitted by the burrowing flea, also known as a chigger flea or sand flea
Murine typhus: Caused by Rickettsia typhi
Flea-borne spotted fever: Caused by Rickettsia felis
Myxomatosis and Trypanosoma nabiasi: Transmitted in rabbits by Spilopsyllus cuniculi
Bartonella quintana: Transmitted by C. felis
Caprine mycoplasmal polyarthritis: Transmitted by "goat fleas"

Fleas are wingless parasites that feed on the blood of humans and animals. They can be found worldwide.