How Fast Fleas Reproduce
WouterDuring their adult stage, fleas can lay up to 50 eggs per day. This means that infestations can grow quickly. However, you can control the number of fleas in your home by preventing flea infestations in your home as soon as possible. The best way to do this is to keep humidity levels low.
Adult fleas reproduce by depositing eggs on a host animal. These eggs may be on the animal’s hairs or feathers. They can also fall to the floor or into bedding and furniture. The eggs hatch within a day to ten days, depending on the environment. Once hatching, the flea larvae feed on dried feces and dead animal parts.
When a flea eggs hatch, they go through a complete metamorphosis. A single flea lays between four and eight eggs on a host after it has fed. The laying is most intense during the last few days after the female flea has finished feeding. When the eggs hatch, the larvae are free-moving and feed on the blood and feces of their host.
The life cycle of a flea has four stages. The first stage is the egg, which develops into an adult flea in two to 14 days. The next stage is the larvae, which are about an eighth of an inch long and black or brown. They feed on the feces of the host and undigested blood. During their adult stage, fleas can live for up to 100 days on their host.
