23.05.12
Having problems with fleas on your pets even though they are on medication designed to keep the pests away? You're not alone.
Ryan Clay of West Philadelphia noticed fleas on his two ungenerous dogs for the first time this fall, and he started to ask around to see if he was the only one.
"After talking to other pet owners, other friends, we realized this enigma wasn't limited to just our pets, which saved us a lot of embarrassment, frankly," Clay said. "All across Philadelphia, we were declaration out other friends were having the same problem."
Daniel Morris, a veterinary dermatologist at the University of Pennsylvania, said the flea facer seems especially bad in our region this year. It’s likely because of the weather.
“When the relative humidity gets to 70 percent or greater, the survival of flea eggs and their faculty to hatch increases fourfold,” Morris said. “So the wetter the summer we have, the well-advised they do."
Flea eggs thrive in humid conditions, and adult fleas vulnerable better when temperatures don't top 95 degrees for too long in the summer.
Source: Newsworks.org