Fipronil and imidacloprid were ... regular hot washing of the animal's bedding to kill larval fleas and hoovering are ...

Its active ingredients, fipronil and S-methoprene, work together to kill parasites and break the flea life cycle. Fipronil kills adult fleas and ticks, while S-methoprene prevents flea eggs ...

Research has revealed contamination of rivers in the UK with chemicals from topical flea and tick treatments. They enter waterways when treated dogs swim in river or owners wash their hands after ...

Public awareness will also be key to addressing the problem. Many pet owners do not know that their routine flea treatments ...

Another innovative approach to plague control involved using fipronil-treated grain to reduce flea populations. This study found that feces from prairie dogs that consumed fipronil significantly ...

Fipronil is banned in both the UK and EU for agricultural use, and imidacloprid was banned in the EU as a plant protection product in 2018. However, both of them are still used in pet flea treatments.

You have full access to this article via your institution. We treated the rodents with fipronil (Frontline Spray, Merial, Duluth, GA) over their entire bodies. Both infested animals were treated ...