Fleas

Fleas are found throughout households in the South with pets. The most common flea in Florida is the so-called cat flea, which actually attacks dogs and humans as well as cats. When treating, be sure to treat all pets and the house itself.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Flea Control with Parasitic Nematodes Not a Sure Thing
• Pull Up Your Socks, Fall is "Flea Season"

UF/IFAS Publications

• Cat Flea, Ctenocephalides felis
• Fleas
• Fleas and Ticks
• Fleas: What They Are, What to Do
• Reduced Chemical Management of Fleas
• Sticktight Flea, Echidnophaga gallinacea
• Topics: Diseases Carried by Fleas and Ticks

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Fleas and Ticks

Other Sites

• Fleas--Ohio State University Extension
• Fleas--Penn State Department of Entemology
• Fleas--Purdue Extension (PDF)
• Fleas--University of Maine Cooperative Extension
• Fleas--University of Missouri Extension
• Fleas--Utah State University Extension (PDF)
• Pulgas (Spanish)--Texas Agricultural Extension Service (PDF)