Fleas are small, wingless insects that feed on the blood of mammals and birds. Here are the key points about fleas based on the search results:

• Fleas are ectoparasitic insects that can infest both pets and humans.
• The most common types found in the UK are the cat flea, dog flea, and human flea.
• Fleas can transmit diseases like plague, typhus, and cat scratch disease.
• Fleas live on the host animal but also in the environment, with around 95% of the flea population existing as eggs, larvae, and pupae in carpets, pet bedding, and other soft furnishings.
• They are excellent jumpers, able to leap vertically up to 7 inches and horizontally up to 13 inches.
• While fleas are often associated with unclean environments, they can infest clean homes as well.
• Signs of a flea infestation include pets constantly scratching, seeing fleas or flea dirt, and finding fleas jumping in the home.
• Controlling a flea infestation requires treating both the pet and the home environment through vacuuming, washing pet bedding, and potentially using professional pest control services.
• Human fleas, while rare in the UK, are known carriers of plague and can also infect people.

If you’ve got a problem with fleas and would like a pest control specialist to help, please call Steve on 07535 949910.