where do fleas go in winter?

Answer 1

Like everyone else they come to Florida. LOL Sorry. The flea eggs hibernate until the spring thaw.

Answer 2

Are Fleas Around In Winter

Answer 3

FLEA FACTS
Fleas are quite hardy individuals. As a parasite, they are a very high order of insect, and can lie dormant in all life stages. Even polar bears have fleas - at the North Pole and in the winter. It also means you can walk out of your flea-infested house right this minute, not come back for over two years, and then get hit with the very same fleas from two years before. That is part of the reason that fleas, even for the exterminator, are very difficult to control. Especially since exterminators tend to get the worst case scenarios, those long-ignored or unknown.

FLEAS ARE LIKE GERMS
They are ALWAYS in every inhabited structure. Even in places where there are no pets. Remember, pets aren't the only animals that live in or on our houses. Birds and other outdoor animals live on or near your home. As much as 50% of the structures we treat for fleas, have no pets. So even if you have no pets, you do have those other animals living around your home or business. They ALL vector fleas, one of the worst disease carriers in the world.


This, by the way, is why you don't want to feed the birds or other wildlife around your home. These animals will bring their own unique set of parasites into the area. These will most certainly affect your kids, your pets and YOU! You're not helping, you're hurting.

An adult flea is quite mobile. He can jump almost 3 feet high, ride in on your jeans, stay on and alive in your jeans, in the basement, where you threw them, in a corner, for another two years! To awaken, they only need the subtle vibrations as you approach them....

Most of the time, that low background population of fleas doesn't bother us, it's just that when the conditions are just right, the population expands and fleas go looking for new targets. If you let it go long enough, or don't know it's happening, it will virtually guarantee that the exterminator may be making multiple visits to your home. Not good for the budget.

Answer 4

If the temperatures get cold enough for long time, fleas will go dormant and many will die. However, if the temperatures do not get very cold, fleas will stay active. Pets can still get fleas during the winter, even if its really cold. Fleas can live in people's homes, in the carpets, bedding, etc. Keep your pets on flea preventative all year long.

Answer 5

All fleas outdoors in the winter die off. But keep in mind that there are plenty of eggs and larvae inside the house that will live to hatch and see the spring.

Answer 6

Fleas pass through a complete life cycle consisting of egg, larva, pupa and adult. A typical flea population consists of 50 percent eggs, 35 percent larvae, 10 percent pupae and 5 percent adults. Completion of the life cycle from egg to adult varies from two weeks to eight months depending on the temperature, humidity, food, and species. Normally after a blood meal, the female flea lays about 15 to 20 eggs per day up to 600 in a lifetime usually on the host (dogs, cats, rats, rabbits, mice, squirrels, chipmunks, raccoons, opossums, foxes, chickens, humans, etc.). Eggs loosely laid in the hair coat, drop out most anywhere especially where the host rests, sleeps or nests (rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, cat or dog boxes, kennels, sand boxes, etc.). Eggs hatch in two days to two weeks into larvae found indoors in floor cracks & crevices, along baseboards, under rug edges and in furniture or beds. Outdoor development occurs in sandy gravel soils (moist sand boxes, dirt crawlspace under the house, under shrubs, etc.) where the pet may rest or sleep. Sand and gravel are very suitable for larval development which is the reason fleas are erroneously called "sand fleas."

Answer 7

They come from all around the world to seek warmth and shelter on my faithful dog, Stinkie.

Answer 8

just like any other bug they head to the warmth.usually inside your rugs,carpet,clothing.you may need to "bomb" your house if you already have them

Answer 9

I figure they either go to Florida or my house????

Answer 10

under ground/trees