Pest categories
House mouse
Common carpet beetle, fur beetle, museum beetle and larder beetle
Fleas
Clothes moth and case bearing clothes moth
Pharaoh ants
Black rat
Flies and houseflies
Gulls
Other pests of stored foodstuffs are beetles
Mediterranean Flour Moth, Indianmeal moth, cacao moth and Broad-barred knot-horn moth
Wood-damaging beetles
Meat flies
Domestic pigeon
Brown rat
Fruit flies (drosophila)
Ants
Cockroaches
Wasps
Bed bugs
Raven birds
Sparrows
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Fleas
They are ectoparasites of humans and warm-blooded animals.
The most common flea species: feline, canine and human.
Adult fleas are mostly ectoparasites of mammals, but chicken fleas and bird fleas are the most common parasites of hens. These fleas are also found in the nests of wild birds. Cats and dogs are the most common carriers of these parasites into apartments.
The most common flea species: feline, canine and human.
Adult fleas are mostly ectoparasites of mammals, but chicken fleas and bird fleas are the most common parasites of hens. These fleas are also found in the nests of wild birds. Cats and dogs are the most common carriers of these parasites into apartments.
Why it is a pest?
They pose a health risk to humans and domestic animals by transmitting infectiou agents such as plague and rickettsioses.
Allergic dermatitis is a serious atopic hypersensitivity reaction to flea saliva.
The bite causes itching, skin irritation, swelling and discomfort in humans and pets. This is probably the main reason why these insects are pests.
Allergic dermatitis is a serious atopic hypersensitivity reaction to flea saliva.
The bite causes itching, skin irritation, swelling and discomfort in humans and pets. This is probably the main reason why these insects are pests.
Which areas are relevant?
- Home
- Public health
- Offices
- Accommodation service companies
- Hospitals and other health facilities
What and who do they harm?
- They cause discomfort to humans
- They distribute zoonotic agents
- Domestic animals
- Corporate image
Key attributes
Can parasitise multiple hosts. Adult fleas suck blood, and their oral organs are adapted to pierce the host’s skin and suck blood.
Eggs are usually laid in cracks, carpeting, nests and other places rather than on the host.
They usually spread when the host walks from one place to another.
Eggs are usually laid in cracks, carpeting, nests and other places rather than on the host.
They usually spread when the host walks from one place to another.
PEST CONTROL involves the protection of human health, property and food resources from unwanted harmful organisms ⎯ pests.
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