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Table 1 Ctenocephalides felis felis activity index table

From: A nowcast model to predict outdoor flea activity in real time for the contiguous United States

Relative humidity

Ctenocephalides felis felis activity indexa at:

< 10 °C

10–15 °C

15–20 °C

20–25 °C

25–30 °C

30–35 °C

> 35 °C

 < 40%

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 40–50%

0

0

0

10

10

0

0

 50–60%

0

0

10

20

20

10

0

 60–70%

0

0

30

40

40

20

0

 70–80%

0

0

30

100

80

30

0

 80–90%

0

0

40

100

100

50

10

 > 90%

0

0

40

100

100

60

10

  1. The table contains results from Beugnet et al. [9]
  2. The activity index is a relative index of between 0 and 100 reflecting the ability of fleas to develop from egg to adult