Instead, the eggs fall off to the floor or bedding. Larvae feed on feces, blood, etc. The larval period lasts 1 to 2 weeks but may be extended to several months. The larvae then pupates. The pupal period may last from 1 week to a year.
Adults emerge from the pupa and are ready to feed and reproduce.
There are several anatomical features that will allow you to differentiate between the different genera of fleas. This flea is cosmopolitan in distribution and may infest many domestic animals as well as man. Swine are also commonly infested with this flea. Adults can be identified by the presence of neither pronotal or genal combs, and a mesopleuron that is not divided. This flea is an important flea in the transmission of plague.