FLEA BOMB NORTH SHORE

flea fumigation North Shore Auckland

Pest control Auckland fleas, requires a good plan! Fleas belong to order the Siphonaptera and are all blood suckers. Fleas transfer disease and are famous for killing thousands of humans historically. Fleas live naturally  outside in the grass.

Fleas can live in a home or business WITHOUT a pet such as cat or dog.

Interesting facts about fleas

1/Fleas can pull 160,000 times their own weight, which is the same as you pulling 2,679 double-decker buses. A flea can jump 30,000 times without stopping.
2/Fleas don't have ears and are virtually blind.
3/The average flea is between2mm and 3mm long and weighs about 0.03g.
4/The world's biggest flea is the beaver flea, which is about 11mm.
5/Fleas reverse direction with every jump.
6/Flea larvae don't like the light so they move away from it, deep into carpets, cracks in flooring or any nook or cranny.
7/When a flea jumps, it accelerates 50 times faster than a space shuttle.
8/Fleas can lay up to 1,500 eggs in their lifetime.
9/Flea brides and grooms (dressed, but dead) were popular collector's items in the 1920s.
10/Flea pupae can live for up to one year in homes.
11/Fleas can jump over 150 times their own size (approximately 30cm high) - which is like you jumping the length of a football field.
12/A flea's life cycle can be as short as 14 days or up to 12 months.
13/95% of flea eggs, larvae and pupae live in beds, rugs, carpets and sofas – not on your pet.
14/Just one flea can become 1,000 on your pet and in your home in only 21 days.
15/Flea circuses originated in England in the 16th century.
16/One of Britain's oldest games can trace its origins to the flea. In approximately 15 different European languages, the word 'tiddlywinks' translates as 'the game of the flea'.
17/In nearly all species, the female is larger than the male.
18/The collective name for a group of fleas is a swarm.
19/Sand fleas are only active at dawn and dusk.
20/Fleas can be frozen for up to a year and then revive themselves.