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Household and Garden Pests: Fleas

THE HOUSE FLEA To Get Rid of Fleas. - The source of fleas is usually pet dogs or cats, but they may be brought into the house on clothing or otherwise. They do not breed freely in localities where their eggs are likely to be disturbed.

Hence, contrary to the common supposition, they do not usually breed on cats and dogs. But the eggs are laid in floor cracks and other crevices, or they fall from the fur of cats or dogs, usually where they have their sleeping places. Hence carpets and mattings favor the spread of fleas by leaving their eggs undisturbed in the breeding places. Fleas breed very rapidly, especially in unoccupied houses. They are only to be kept down, when they get a foothold, by vigorous measures to insure cleanliness.