The fleas that you actually see (and feel) jumping and biting represent only a small part of a flea infestation — it's though that flea eggs make up around 50 percent of an infestation in a home while flea larvae and pupae make up 45
percent of a flea infestation.
When you consider the fact that flea eggs make up around 50 percent of an infestation in a home while flea larvae and pupae make up 45
percent of a flea infestation — you can see why the winning the battle on the carpet is key to getting rid of fleas.
Not exact matches
The reality is that adult
fleas make up only five
percent of the total population
of fleas in the environment at any one time, so by the time adults are seen, it's too late to prevent a potential
infestation.
Efficacy
of selamectin against an existing
flea infestation was 60.4
percent and 91.4
percent at 24 and 48 hours after treatment, respectively, whereas spinosad / milbemycin oxime and spinosad were 100
percent at both time points.
K9 Advantix II kills 98 - 100
percent of fleas within 12 hours and continues working for one month to prevent
infestations.