Adult fleas live off the blood of animals and are very difficult to kill. They have hard bodies that make them difficult to 'squish'. Fleas can jump distances of up to 1 metre (3.2 feet). A female flea can lay between 20-30 eggs in one day and she can continue laying that many eggs for between 6 and 9 months. If she lives for 9 months she'll have produced 8,000 eggs. If half of these fleas are females and start laying eggs, this will result in about 500 eggs per day being laid or 15,000 eggs per month!
Sweet Relief
Sweet Relief Researchers are discovering that honey has potent
antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties that are getting alot
of scientists pretty excited. The most promising of the
"honey-research" has come in the area of treating wounds. Honey
helps promote the healing of burns and surgical cuts. How does the
honey heal? A thin layer of honey provides a moist environment that
protects the skin and prevents a hard scab from forming. Honey also
stimulates the growth and formation of new blood capillaries and
triggers the cells that produce new skin to grow. So far it has
proven to be an essential treatment to a boy in Britain who had his
leg amputated, and to a woman who had an infected belly from a
surgery. MAY 29, 2001
The Globe and Mail - Health & Wellbeing MAY 29, 2001
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