Sentences with phrase «flea eggs waiting»

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She and Feldmeier think that perhaps the flea lived so long because it was in a sort of developmental «waiting state,» expecting a male to find it and fertilize its mature eggs.

It is much easier to kill the flea egg than the flea adult, and the majority of the flea population (95 %) is hanging about as eggs, larvae and pupae in the environment, waiting their «turn».

Each flea lays around 40 eggs and these lay in waiting for the right moment to hatch and jump aboard your passing cat.

Flea eggs can survive temperatures above 55.4 °F (13 °C) but they will lie dormant and wait to hatch until the environment improves again.

Spring cleaning should include thorough carpet vacuuming and shampooing, as flea eggs lie dormant in carpets and upholstery, waiting to hatch.

Fleas continue laying eggs that wait for the perfect temperature or movements around them to start hatching.

Once you've gotten rid of the infestation on your animal, the next step is getting rid of it in the places where the adult fleas have laid eggs, that have hatched into larva waiting to start the next part of their life cycle.

Even if you've done what it takes to get rid of the fleas on your animal, there are still eggs laying dormant in your furniture and carpet that are waiting for the temperature to hit the perfect level, or someone (or something) to show enough movement that the larva inside will want to hatch out.

The other 95 % are flea eggs, larvae, and pupae waiting to become reproducing adults.