3/9/2024 0 Comments Tick identification california![]() At Redding Spray Service, we provide our technicians with extensive training and use advanced materials and effective treatments to ensure that each of our customer’s pest control needs are not only met but exceeded. Get help removing fleas and ticks from your property with the help of the local professionals. Inside, fleas hide throughout homes in dark places like rugs, upholstered furniture, bedding, linens, the cracks of floors, and behind baseboards. Fields, meadows, parks, wooded areas, and yards are likely spots to come into contact with fleas or ticks. Moist soil under leaf piles, shrubbery, tall grass, and lush vegetation are where fleas and ticks congregate. When not on a host, they lie in wait for a host to happen by they can jump or crawl onto. In Northern California, fleas and ticks are most active in May, June, and July. Both fleas and ticks spend the majority of their lives on the back of an animal host. Where will I find fleas and ticks?įleas and ticks can be active throughout most of the year but are typically most active during the seasons with the warmest weather - spring, summer, and fall. Another way that fleas get into homes is on things like used furniture and rugs. While most ticks aren’t able to breed indoors, fleas can, and just one or two fleas introduced into your home can quickly lead to a large-scale infestation that is difficult to control. Also, rodents and other animals that find a way into your house can bring fleas and ticks in with them. Rodents, pets, and wild animals transport fleas and ticks to our yards then, when you, your kids, or pets come into contact with them, you bring them into your home. Both will also feed on human blood, though fleas prefer to live on an animal host. Why do I have a flea and tick problem?ĭespite their descriptive names, fleas and ticks feed on a wide variety of animal hosts, including raccoons, foxes, squirrels, rats, mice, deer, dogs, cats, and livestock. Excessive scratching can lead to secondary infections developing. After being bitten by fleas, a red itchy rash develops. The biggest concern with fleas is that most people and animals are allergic to flea saliva. Some of the most common diseases that ticks spread in Northern California include Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tick-borne relapsing fever, and tularemia.įleas don’t spread the number of diseases that ticks do, but their ability to feed on human and animal blood and spread parasitic tapeworms makes them a pest we don’t want living in our yards or homes. They have a four-stage life cycle, and at each life stage, they require a new blood meal from a new host. Ticks are a medically significant pest and are responsible for spreading various diseases to both people and animals. There are many different species of ticks living in our area, including: Ticks are not insects they are arachnids and have an oval or egg-shaped body, eight legs, and are wingless. They are wingless but have a pair of large back legs they use for jumping, helping them gain access to a host. ![]() ![]() ![]() Fleas are tiny in size (think speck of dirt) and have an oval body flattened from side to side. Blood is the sole source of food for both fleas and ticks.īoth cat fleas and dog fleas live in our area, and without a trained eye and microscope, they look identical. ![]() Fleas and ticks are both ectoparasites meaning they feed on their host's blood from outside of their body. These pests are regularly found in our yards and sometimes find a way into our homes. Fleas and ticks are a prevalent pest problem in Northern California and throughout the country. ![]()
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