When you sit to reason your pet’s itching, more often you find parasites such as fleas to be the culprit, but it’s not always ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD You can use anti-itch creams and antihistamines to help treat bug bites and stings at home. Identifying the type of bite or sting is important for choosing the ...

Take a Pest Control Quiz. Get matched with an Authorized Partner. Bedbugs and fleas can both bite and leave behind itchy, irritating marks, but there are key differences between the two. Knowing how ...

Flea allergy dermatitis (FAD) or flea bite hypersensitivity is the most common dermatologic disease of dogs and cats in the United States. In the southern states it is the most common cause of ...

Flea allergy dermatitis in dogs (FAD) is the most common dermatological condition our pups face and it can make their lives miserable if left untreated. Caused by an allergy to flea saliva, one bite ...

Environment often indicates culprit, not appearance of bug bite alone. Mosquito, flea and bed bug bites remain most common across California. Clean, avoid scratching and monitor bites for infection or ...

There are more than 2,000 species of tiny (0.04 to 0.15 inches), wingless, blood-sucking fleas that live on the body of the host they infest. Although fleas cannot fly, they have developed powerful ...

A single flea bite has caused a Texas man to lose several limbs over the past month. There are more than 2,500 different flea species found around the world, but only four are known to severely affect ...

A case of bubonic plague linked to a flea bite has been confirmed in South Lake Tahoe; authorities are stepping up ...