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2. Phenothrin - Wikipedia

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   In 2005, the U.S. EPA cancelled permission to use phenothrin in several flea and tick products, at the request of the manufacturer, Hartz Mountain Industries. [7] [8] The products were linked to a range of adverse reactions, including hair loss, salivation, tremors, and numerous deaths in cats and kittens. In the short term, the agreement ...

3. Flea treatments - Wikipedia

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   All flea-control products are recommended to be used at least half-yearly because the lifecycle of flea can last up to a year. [5] Although these products are effective in fighting against flea and tick infestations, they have different active ingredients and, because cats cannot metabolize some of the compounds of the product, care must be ...

4. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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   Insect repellents help prevent and control the outbreak of insect-borne (and other arthropod-bourne) diseases such as malaria, Lyme disease, dengue fever, bubonic plague, river blindness, and West Nile fever. Pest animals commonly serving as vectors for disease include insects such as flea, fly, and mosquito; and ticks (arachnids). [citation ...

5. Insect growth regulator - Wikipedia

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   They are active against types of insect pests, (e.g. lepidoptera coleoptera, diptera) in agriculture, [7] [1] as well as being used against termites and animal health pests such as fleas. [8] BPUs have low mammalian toxicity (diflubenzuron is approved by the WHO for treatment of drinking water as a mosquito larvicide) [ 5 ] but they are highly ...

6. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   They have been used in companion planting as pest control in agricultural and garden situations, and in households. Certain plants have shown effectiveness as topical repellents for haematophagous insects, such as the use of lemon eucalyptus in PMD, but incomplete research and misunderstood applications can produce variable results. [1]

7. Fipronil - Wikipedia

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   As of 2017, there does not appear to be significant resistance among fleas to fipronil. [5] Fipronil is used as the active ingredient in flea control products for pets and home roach baits as well as field pest control for corn, golf courses, and commercial turf. Its widespread use makes its specific effects the subject of considerable attention.