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*Commonly called the 'poultry flea'
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*Bites humans and other animals
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| Also known as:
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| '''European chicken flea
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*Pronotal combs only
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===Scientific Classification===
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| Class
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| Insecta
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| Order
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| Siphonaptera
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| Family
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| Ceratophyllidae
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==Hosts==
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Poultry, dogs, cats and humans.
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==Identification==
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''C. gallinae'' are around 2mm. They have pronotal combs, but no genal combs.
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==Life Cycle==
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This flea spends most of its time amongst the material comprising the host's nest, and only spend short periods of time on the host, whilst feeding.
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The larvae feed on detritus, which is found on the host nest.  The larvae take several weeks to develop, going through 3 transformations.  They then enter the pupae stage, developing in a silk coccon.
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Emergence from pupae is mainly triggered by rising temperatures.
    
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