If you’ve ever left the beach with a stinging or itching sensation, you may have received a sand flea bite. While humans aren’t actually the preferred food source for sand fleas—decaying organic ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Being a cat owner is no small responsibility. People may think of cats as low-maintenance, but plenty of ...

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 the case. There are other allergies that may be responsible for why your ...

Fleas are no fun. Not for you, since you have to deal with the occasional nip on the ankle and the hassles of ridding your home of the little buggers. And certainly not for your pets, who can bite and ...

DEAR JOAN: I’ve been using Cheristin for my indoor/outdoor cat, but he’s still scratching, and I think he’s brought in fleas to my elderly indoor cat. Do some flea treatments start to lose their ...

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 ...

The CDC analyzed the reports of bites from the insects between 2004 and 2016. Mosquitoes, ticks and fleas aren't just annoying pests, they're also biting more than ever and spreading new germs, a new ...