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Pest Control Exterminator Dutchess County NY

We provide the simplest, most effective and safe pest control treatment with every customer. We do not push maintenance contracts and we are not going to try to sell you exaggerated or inflated services or prices. It’s safety first for Best Pest Control.

Size & Appearance

Fleas are fairly common and exist within a variety of 5 species (Hen, Human, Dog, Cat and Rat).  The most common type encountered are the dog and the cat flea, which are strikingly similar tiny insects measuring approximately 1/6 of an inch in length.  Cat fleas are laterally flattened which is why people have such a difficult time trying to squish them.  Their color is typically a reddish brown.

For the most part they have no real visual acuity and have very short antennae.  The lengths of their bodies are covered with bristles that help them cling to you when they land.  While they have no wings, they can jump great distances (across an entire room of a common home) with their powerful legs.

Behavior

A female flea can lay over 18 eggs a day, unfortunately there’s rarely just one female flea.  Most household animals or humans traveling through a flea infested area outside could bring in up to a dozen (or more).  20 fleas on your pet can produce up to 360 eggs in a single day – over 2000 in the span of a weak.  It doesn’t take long for your home to be overrun, and you’ll certainly notice.
While the fleas will gather in the area where the host (your dog or cat) spends their sleep time, they will spread throughout the home.  Telltale signs will be noticeable on tables and flat surfaces where the fleas leave their excrement – very tiny black pellets.

Fleas are an ectoparasite, meaning they feed on blood from the surface of the host.  Once a home is infested, the host quickly goes from 1 animal or person to just about everyone in the home.  They have no bias or preference toward anyone in particular.  Blood is blood.

While they tend to exist in more rural areas, they can be introduced to a back yard setting by wild animals such as raccoons that travel through your property.  From there, your pets or your family can easily track them in.

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Best Pest Control is an Eco-friendly pest control service and can provide natural “green” methods to remove or eliminate pests in your home. We aim to treat the source, not the symptom. We tackle the problem now and keep it from recurring.

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