I understand fleas are particular to their species host, In other
words, a dog flea only lives on a dog, a cat flea only lives on a cat,
and so on. But occasionally a dog flea will "accidentally" bite a
human. What happens then? Is the flea poisoned by the human blood? Does
the flea just get upset by the taste and then goes searching for it's
usual prey?
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(||) Nehmo (||)

"Nehmo Sergheyev"

|I understand fleas are particular to their species host, In other
| words, a dog flea only lives on a dog, a cat flea only lives on a cat,
| and so on. But occasionally a dog flea will "accidentally" bite a
| human. What happens then? Is the flea poisoned by the human blood? Does
| the flea just get upset by the taste and then goes searching for it's
| usual prey?
| --
| (||) Nehmo (||)



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I can say from personal experience - with cat fleas - when the cats go - the
fleas are perfectly happy feeding on humans until another cat appears.

I suspect this is true for most fleas. If there is only one doughnut left in the box.............



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donald j haarmann
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What passes for woman's intuition is
often nothing more than man's transparency.
George Jean Nathan

Nehmo Sergheyev wrote:
I understand fleas are particular to their species host, In other
words, a dog flea only lives on a dog, a cat flea only lives on a cat,
and so on. But occasionally a dog flea will "accidentally" bite a
human. What happens then? Is the flea poisoned by the human blood? Does
the flea just get upset by the taste and then goes searching for it's
usual prey?
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(||) Nehmo (||)

As far as I know, fleas that feed on different hosts/mamals will live,
but will have problems with reproduction. So eventually they should
disappear unless a suitable host appears in time.

Herman

Well, at least there's some sense of accomplishment in that. When I get
bitten I can understand that maybe I'm interfering with their
reproduction.

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(||) Nehmo (||)
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dutchbug wrote:
As far as I know, fleas that feed on different hosts/mamals will live,
but will have problems with reproduction. So eventually they should
disappear unless a suitable host appears in time.

In article om,
says...
I understand fleas are particular to their species host, In other
words, a dog flea only lives on a dog, a cat flea only lives on a cat,
and so on. But occasionally a dog flea will "accidentally" bite a
human. What happens then? Is the flea poisoned by the human blood? Does
the flea just get upset by the taste and then goes searching for it's
usual prey?

Most of the flea problem in the U.S are from cat fleas, whether the pet
is cat or dog. My understanding has always been the dog flea is more the
dominant pest in Europe.
--
Lar

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Do you mean to say that the fleas on your typical American dog are
actually cat fleas?
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(||) Nehmo (||)
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Lar wrote:
Most of the flea problem in the U.S are from cat fleas, whether the pet
is cat or dog. My understanding has always been the dog flea is more the
dominant pest in Europe.

"Nehmo Sergheyev" wrote in message
ps.com...
Do you mean to say that the fleas on your typical American dog are
actually cat fleas?


........Yes

buglady
take out the dog before replying

In article om,
says...
Do you mean to say that the fleas on your typical American dog are
actually cat fleas?
--
(||) Nehmo (||)
-------------------------------------------------------

Lar wrote:
Most of the flea problem in the U.S are from cat fleas, whether the pet
is cat or dog. My understanding has always been the dog flea is more the
dominant pest in Europe.



Yes
--
Lar

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I've noticed that some flea-killing products mention on the label
"American dog fleas". Are they referring to cat fleas?

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(||) Nehmo (||)
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,
says...
Do you mean to say that the fleas on your typical American dog are
actually cat fleas?

Yes
--
Lar

In article om, blad54
@gmail.com says...
I've noticed that some flea-killing products mention on the label
"American dog fleas". Are they referring to cat fleas?

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(||) Nehmo (||)
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,
says...
Do you mean to say that the fleas on your typical American dog are
actually cat fleas?

Yes
--
Lar


I would imagine they mean generically "any flea found on an American
dog". Many insecticide labels mention for "Water Bugs" which they are
meaning any number of the different large outdoor roaches that are
referred to as "water bugs" rather than the true water bugs found in
ponds.
--
Lar

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