The summer is notorious as the peak time for fleas to run riot in the UK, with one female laying 50 eggs per day ...

In its early days the ukulele was known as a jumping flea because of the players’ fingers dancing about quickly! There are three verses with the same words to say and play each time, but singing ...

When a flea infests your dog, it will jump on them, take a blood meal, which means bite, suck their blood, and during that process will produce thousands and thousands of eggs as well. You will ...

Dr Tim Cockerill claims to be able to make a flea jump through a hoop on demand but won’t divulge his secret! To misquote Mrs Beeton, ‘first catch your flea’. This was easily done at the ...

Household pets like dogs and cats are common carriers of fleas. These tiny insects live outside in tall grass and other moist, humid areas and jump long distances to hitch a ride on your pets.

At times, fleas may intermittently jump and bite people, adds entomologist Dr. Tracy Ellis. Humans may experience red swollen, itchy bites around their midsection, ankles or lower legs.

This helps prevent fleas from jumping up your dog's back during a bath. Additionally, the shampoo should be left on the skin for several minutes before rinsing to give the active ingredients time ...

The legs are relatively long, the hind ones with especially large coxae to enable jumping, and the five-segmented tarsi have prehensile claws. The adult flea is highly adept at jumping, facilitated by ...