• What do young fleas look like?
  Young fleas are tiny, worm-like larvae. The larva lives in the nest ...

• Do birds have fleas?
  Nine-tenths of the world's fleas feed on mammals, but there are ...

• Why do fleas spread the plague?
  Plague is a disease that is carried by rats. Fleas that carry the ...

• How big do fleas get?
  The size of the host makes no difference to the size of the flea that ...

• Do fleas like to live on anyone?
  Fleas do tend to live on just one particular type of host. There are ...

• What are nits?
  Nits are the eggs of the head louse. Female lice lay eggs in the hair ...

• Why do lice have flat bodies?
  Lice have low, flat bodies so that they can squeeze between the hairs ...

• What are jiggers?
  Jiggers are also called sand fleas. The females burrow into the skin ...

• What do lice eat?
  All lice are parasites. They live on the skin of mammals and birds. ...

• Are head lice dangerous?
  The human head louse lives in human hair and can be an irritating ...