These include fipronil (Frontline), imidacloprid (Advantage), nitenpyram (Capstar), and selectamin (Revolution) applied as spot - on treatments once a month.
Common effective ingredients
include fipronil and S - methoprene, imidacloprid and permethrin, selamectin, or as in the case of a collar Amitraz.
Cat flea spot - on treatments do not contain permethrin and many newer dog spot - on products do not either (other active ingredients that are safe for both dogs and cats
include fipronil, imidacloprid and indoxacarb).
Not exact matches
Some examples of these topical medications
include selamectin, imidacloprid and moxidectin,
fipronil among many others.
Most products designed to repel these buggers
include possible carcinogens and nervous - system toxins like
fipronil, permethrin, pyrethrins, or imidacloprid.»
To further its understanding of the issue, the EPA required enhanced reporting for the year 2008 from all manufacturers of EPA registered topical pesticide products, which encompassed all classes of pesticide active ingredients,
including cyphenothrin, phenothrin, permethrin, imidacloprid, dinotefuran,
fipronil, amitraz, etofenprox, S - methoprene, pyriproxyfen, and metaflumizone.
The Inspector is formulated with
fipronil, ivermectin, and pyriproxifen to protect your dog against 14 different species of parasites
including the fearsome heartworm and the causative agent of demodectic mange.
Additionally, a
fipronil treatment may
include the fleas killing products of permethrin, as in Effitix, or cyphenothrin as in Frontline Tritak for dogs.