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**The majority of adult fleas are acquired from the '''environment'''
 
**The majority of adult fleas are acquired from the '''environment'''
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*The adult flea takes frequent blood meals  
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*The adult flea takes frequent blood meals. 97% of fleas will feed within 1 hour of finding a host and feed for about 10-25 minutes. 
    
*'''Flea dirt''' (faeces) are produced in large quantities
 
*'''Flea dirt''' (faeces) are produced in large quantities
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