How many days can a flea live without being on a dog or cat or person in your house? serious answers only!!?

Question

Ok maybe I should of said I don't have any animals my self right now, My brother brings his large wolf shepard over once in a while, he uses frontlineon him I work in several houses that have dogs. I thought maybe one rode on me home3--4 days earlier. I only seen on flea and my finace saw one. So how long one or two lone fleas would live without biting us. I crushed the one I found.

Answer 1

7 days, unless you kill it first

Answer 2

Fleas are like bears, they hibernate when theyre not in contact with a live animal they can last for months without food (blood) there are a lot of aerosol sprays for fleas and ticks and you should spray it on your carpet and crevices. If you have a dog or a cat spray them with Frontline or Frontline plus theyre the best for killing ticks and fleas. All fleas would be dead in an hour and the application would last for a month even after bathing your pet several times.

Answer 3

This is the first report of a flea riding home on an specific individual.
They were thought to have only used mass transit as means of travel. This is significant. If the flea packed for the trip prior to departure it can survive for days in the wild. He may have been trying to get to the flea circus. Did you notice if it was acrobatic or athletic at all? It may have been a valuable flea.

Answer 4

Not days - MONTHS.
Fleas lay eggs and the larvae is in carpets, pillows, etc. and hatches when situation is right and a live body is near by - human or animal.

You need to keep your house flea free for that very reason.

Answer 5

Flea eggs can live in your carpet without hatching for about a year. Their life span is a lot longer than what ppl think.
If you vaccum often and mow often, that helps to keep fleas away.

Answer 6

I am not sure but they will most likely get back on the animal b-4 they die, they are really hard to kill....I am fighting the flea battle right now too!

Answer 7

This is life cycle of Flea.

EGGS

* The flea egg represents approximately 34 % of the total flea population at any given time.

* They are smooth, oval, pearlescent, approximately 0.5 mm or 1/64 of an inch long, and are visible to the naked eye (a little smaller than a grain of sand).

* They hatch in 1.5 to 6 days, depending on temperature and humidity.

* Eggs are generally concentrated in area frequented by pets; i.e. bedding, dog houses, favorite resting area, etc., but can be deposited anywhere the pet has been.

LARVAE

* The larvae account for approximately for 57% of the flea population at any given time.

* The larvae emerge from the egg using a special "egg-buster" spine on the head. The spine is lost during the first larval molt.

* They are legless, whitish and maggot-like in appearance, having a single row of bristles on each side. They are about 3 mm long or 1/32 to 5/32 of an inch long, and are very active, using the bristles to move.

* The larvae molt through three larval instars, lasting from 6-36 days, depending on temperature and humidity. Each instar is slightly longer than the last.

* They are very susceptible to humidity, with low humidity being detrimental to the larval.

* They feed primarily on adult flea excrement, which is more less dried blood from feeding on the host. This is often called "flea dirt", and is often mistaken for flea larvae or eggs. This is the dark specks that is seen on the animal or left behind where an infested animal lays. The larvae need this in order to survive.

* Although very active, larvae do not range far from the area in which the larvae hatch.

* Larvae are negatively phototactic, which means they avoid sunlight, hence they are more likely to be found in dark, shaded, or protected places.

* Larvae will be mainly found in the pet's favorite resting areas.

PUPA (COCOON)

* Accounts for approximately 8% of the flea population.

* Larvae form cocoons by secreting a stick substance and incorporating debris from surrounding areas for camouflage.

* The cocoon provides a protective barrier which makes it resistant to chemicals and pesticides.

* Pupa progress from larval form to a recognizable flea inside the cocoon.

* Development takes place in about 7-10 days; however, the cocoon will lie dormant in the environment until the outside temperature and humidity is high enough, and it senses a certain degree of vibration. A passing host subjects enough vibration for the cocoon to hatch.

* Cocoons may remain dormant over years if they are not stimulated to hatch. This accounts for the "VACATION SYNDROME", when people and pets return to the home the vibrations begin immediately which can start a massive wave of flea emergence.

ADULT

* Adult fleas only account for approximately 1% of the total flea population.

* Newly emerged fleas (from the cocoon) are often mistaken for "baby fleas" because they are very small, dark (almost black), and flat. These are merely new adults that have not yet taken a blood meal.

* Adults are wingless and range from 1/32 to 1/8 of an inch in length. They are black to brownish-black in color.

* After locating a host and feeding, the fleas "plump up" and turn a reddish-brown color, and are then recognized by most owner as a flea.

* Adults are stimulated to emerge from cocoons by vibration and changes in temperature. Daily vacuuming is recommended, discarding the bag after each use.

* Under normal circumstances the adults emerge from the cocoons in 7-10 days.

* Visual and heat stimuli are primary modes that attract adult fleas to host; carbon dioxide causes random jumping and is a minor mode of host-seeking

* Once they locate a host, fleas will feed, mate, lay eggs and spend over 90% of their lives on the host, unless dislodged.

* After emerging from cocoons, adults can live up to two years without a blood meal if they have not yet fed; feeding on flea feces, fungus, and skin dander.

* Once a blood meal is taken, the adults must feed at least every 4-6 hours.

* Feeding periods are from 4-7 minutes in duration.

* Egg production begins 2 days following the first blood meal, with the greatest number of eggs being produced on the sixth or seventh day after the first blood meal.

* Average eggs laid per day is 31-46; average number in female lifetime is 300-800.

* Average life span on host is about 12 days, with accounts of up to 113 days. If fleas are seen continuously on pet, this is evidence of re-infestation of new adults.

Answer 8

3 days

Answer 9

humans cant get fleas. so i wouldnt worry, and they dont live very long. like a few days

Answer 10

I'm not sure...I've heard five days or a week...but if you want to kill a flea, put it in rubbing alcohol. That's what my mother always does.