Fleas can infest homes in high numbers with the right environment, most times including a pet of some type, in a very short amount of time. Flea bites are most times noted on humans from the knees down and may bother some people more than others. A proper approach to a flea infestation is your best tool in alleviating the problem.

Their eggs are laid under carpets, on the folds of tapestry, in refuse piles and in other places that provide safety and adequate nutrition. In 6 to 12 days the eggs hatch, becoming larvae with biting mouth parts. After a few days of voracious feeding upon organic refuse, the larvae spin cocoons and enter a pupal stage. The adult flea emerges from the cocoon in  a few weeks. Adult fleas, which are slightly more than 0.3 cm long, have broad, rather flat bodies, short antennae, and piercing and sucking mouth parts; their eyes are either minute or absent. Their long, powerful legs enable them to leap relatively high into the air.