flea
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Gnocchi is on a flea prevention plan, Zephyr wears an air tag and Nill’s pram gives Lana and Steve a safe enclosure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Visiting the Pochaina flea market 10 days after the Russian attack, AFP journalists could still smell the mix of burnt metal and plastic hanging in the air.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Pet flea treatments should be banned from general sale, a Lords committee has urged, after an inquiry raised concerns about their impact on their environment.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The hardworking mother of three daughters called Los Angeles home and collected much of the material for her work from the city’s many flea markets and second hand shops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Then she crushed the flea or louse between her nails.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
Some days it feels like we’re losing a battle against mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, flies and worms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Last month, a park in Fairfax in Marin County was overrun with fleas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Scott: We did a nice dinner down by the beach, and everyone got bit by the sand fleas that weren’t supposed to be there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
"Each animal is going to have different circumstances and be at different risk of picking up fleas, for example it depends on the weather, whether your cat goes outside and so on," Rees said.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
“You can read stories to ’em in the nursery tomorrow, assuming they don’t have fleas, of course.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
