cat flea
Kitty's itchy pest
A cat flea is a small wingless parasitic insect that feeds on the blood of cats, dogs, and other mammals including humans.
Despite the name, cat fleas infest dogs as commonly as cats and are the most prevalent flea species in domestic settings.
They cause itching and can transmit tapeworms and other diseases.
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
- bitePierce with teeth
- itchy skinEpidermis causing scratch reflex
- itchUrge to scratch
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
dog · fur · pest · infestation · larvae · eggs · life cycle · blood · blood meal · insect · tiny · jumping · comb · collar · treatment · host · skin · irritation
- urban wildlifepigeon, house mouse, brown rat, house sparrow, rat
- blood feedersmosquito, tick, louse, bedbug, bed bug
- bloodsuckersmosquito, tick, leech, bedbug, louse
- fleaslife cycle
- jumping insectsgrasshopper, cricket, leafhopper, froghopper, katydid
- wingless insectssilverfish, firebrat, louse, bristletail, springtail