When taking study notes for a biology course which details are least likely to be relevant in a passage about sand fleas infestation?

Answer 1

Unimportant points might be:

1. Many people have never heard of sand fleas.
2. People's reactions to learning about them (fear; panic; interest; curiosity) doesn't matter.
3. An anecdotal story about a person who was bitten by sand fleas.

Points that would likely be more important about sand fleas:

1. are parasitic crustaceans, but not like fleas we are familar with on dogs and cats
2. what scientific family they belong in
3. vary in size, from a dot of ground pepper or to about the size of a rice grain to something bigger
4. visible to the naked eye
5. common sand flea is about a centimeter long, either gray or brown with a tail and antennae
6. found in the sand, including sand boxes, sometimes in muddy places, but don't stay confined in these areas
7. they do not go after water creatures, but land mammals/humans
8. Their bites are limited to a certain area and no other part of the body is harmed.
9. They feed off the outer skin layer, and slowly eat their way from the top layer until the skin appears white from skin damage.
10. can get in human hair (like lice) if a person lays directly on sand or in an infested yard
11. become home invaders from being carried into the home; they like dark areas
12. cause health risks to small animals humans with skin disorders, and pain
13. North Pacific sand fleas are the most harmful; the host animal will eventually die.
14. They bite when threatened.
15. Sand fleas can't survive table salt; they dehydrate and later die
16. let sprinkled salt stay on carpets and dark areas for 24 hours.
17. disinfect every linen, bed covers, and other similar materials left untouched for some time
18. repair and seal off all cracks and crevices.
19. sprinkle some salt into a vac cleaner bag (to help kill them); meticulously vacuum; Discard vacuum bags outside the house, tied in plastic bags..
20. Spray and steam clean in the house using high temperature
21. Sprinkle a generous amount of diatomaceous earth to work against the fleas but will keep the plants safe in the yard
22. Always contact your doctor or your vet for correct diagnosis and treatment or if a bite looks infected.