The most common types of flea found around the home include cat, dog and bird fleas. Adult cat fleas (the most common) are approximately 2mm in length and feature a flat, rounded reddish-brown ...

Though we spend a billion dollars a year to rid our pets of fleas, today's humans are not the meal of choice of the little vampires. Fleas, however, were constant companions of our forefathers.

Of the worldwide flea fauna, 95 per cent of species parasitise mammals and 5 per cent parasitise birds. However this percentage differs from country to country and in the British Isles just over 25 ...