The flea treatments you give your cat or dog may be poisoning the rivers—and it's getting there via your drains. Flea medicines such as fipronil and imidacloprid are parasiticides that kill off ...

Toxic substances used in flea and tick treatments pet owners give to their dogs and cats have been detected in birds' nests, according to new UK research published in Science of The Total Environment.

An insecticide found in commonly used over-the-counter flea treatments is entering the bay in levels that can kill aquatic insects. Here’s why that’s a problem, and what can be done.

(Beyond Pesticides, November 20, 2020) Many pet owners likely do not consider what is actually in the flea treatments they administer to their animals. That should change, and recent research ...

Insecticides found in flea treatments are making their way into natural bodies of water, killing bugs and, ... The researchers identified fipronil in 99% of the samples they took from 20 rivers.

Many pet owners receive year-round preventative flea and/or tick treatment from their vet practice via healthcare plans. Fipronil has a history of very limited agricultural use prior to its ban in ...

Responsible owners of the UK's 22 million cats and dogs may well have followed advice from many vets to treat pets with a monthly preventative "spot on" flea and tick treatment. However, these ...

Costco has a new flea treatment. It’s Kirkland Signature and it claims to kill fleas, 4 types of ticks, ... PetArmour is a generic form of fipronil and costs $26 for 3 months.

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The Bravecto Chew for Dogs is the only flea and tick treatment we’ve seen that kills fleas and some ticks for up to 12 weeks, ... Frontline Plus combines fipronil with methoprene, ...

Look for flea treatments approved for kittens. Most flea products for cats are safe for kittens older than 8-10 weeks or those that weigh more than 1.5-2 pounds. But every product is different.