While cat and dog fleas prefer cats and dogs as their names suggest these creatures will prey on humans for sustenance.
Fleas in my bed no pets.
Flea bites on humans are other ways of identifying fleas without pets.
Another potential reason you have fleas without pets is that you may be harboring other pests like rats and mice that are bringing fleas into your home.
If your pet sleeps in your bed and it has fleas then chances are that you will have a flea infestation in your bed.
In fact they are often only in the bed in the first place because they were dislodged from a pet that curled up next to you especially cats.
You can consider the following ways in which the fleas can be prevented or destroyed.
Fleas have six long legs and flat brown bodies.
Fleas are very fast to reproduce.
Washing of beddings use of flea powder vacuuming flea bombs insect growth regulator sprays using botanical dust plus borate acid use of dehumidifiers regularly bathing your pets cleaning your car from dirt and.
The larvae are pale white in color and measure about 3mm in length.
Yes fleas can live in your bed but they usually won t actively seek you out especially since animal blood is their preferred diet.
The reason may be that one of your neighbors with pets have treated their premises for a flea infestation.
Larvae can hatch from these eggs in as few as two days.
The eggs larvae and pupae are also likely to be present in households where there are fleas without pets.
A female can lay as many as 1 000 eggs during her lifetime.