Watchdog Pest Control and Exterminators in Phoenix, Arizona

Fleas are tiny, dark brown insects that feed on animals by sucking their blood. They move around and about on the skin surface, dodging between hairs and cannot be seen right away, let alone remove.  They might live on your pet dog or cat for about a month, and it’s the time harm isn’t done to most animals as long as there is only a small number of them. The obvious sign is your pet trying to scratch an itchy body part that has fleas in it.  However, some animals become very sensitive to flea bites, resulting in severe skin disease.  Think about some people getting hay fever through inhaling pollen grains, when other people breathing the same air might feel fine. This can explain why only a few in a group of animals tend to develop severe skin conditions due to fleas. Generally, it is true that a sign of flea infestation is happening when you see a single one --- sometimes a few --- in your household. Just like every other animal, fleas breed. ...

Fleas are very small insects that pierce the surface of the skin and feed off of blood from mammals and birds. Fleas are external parasites that use animals such as dogs and cats as hosts from which to jump onto humans.  They cause allergic reactions, rashes, and even skin disease if not found quickly. Excessive itching, swollen red spots, and bacterial disease are also results of their bites. Because they can breed quickly, it is important to learn how to kill fleas immediately. Methods on how to kill fleas include using treatment on pets and in the home. Dogs and cats are prone to attracting fleas because fleas gather on animal skin and detach when they come into contact with humans.  Usually, pet owners can comb fleas out, but this only serves as a temporary solution. For more permanent control, applying medication such as Frontline on pets proves to be successful. These treatments will completely kill them within a day.  However, to prevent them from...