The imidacloprid and
pyriproxyfen in Advantage II Flea Control work together to kill all stages of fleas.
While the levels of
pyriproxyfen in drinking water may be harmless to humans, the effect of banning the larvicide may not be.
Andrew Batholomaeus, a consultant toxicologist at Australia's University of Canberra and the University of Queensland, states that «the potential human health consequences of discouraging the use of
pyriproxyfen in drinking water storage and other mosquito - reduction programs is catastrophic with potential deaths and serious disease from otherwise avoidable malaria, dengue and other mosquito - borne diseases numbered in at least the hundreds of thousands.»
Not exact matches
The chemical,
Pyriproxyfen, messes with the hormones that help mosquito larvae hatch (an exchange that doesn't happen
in human births).
«
In terms of how much is present in water reservoirs that have been sprayed with pyriproxyfen to control mosquito larvae, a person would have to drink well over 1,000 liters of water a day, every day, to achieve the threshold toxicity levels seen in animals,» Ian Musgrave, a senior lecturer in the medical school at the University of Adelaide in Australia, said in a statemen
In terms of how much is present
in water reservoirs that have been sprayed with pyriproxyfen to control mosquito larvae, a person would have to drink well over 1,000 liters of water a day, every day, to achieve the threshold toxicity levels seen in animals,» Ian Musgrave, a senior lecturer in the medical school at the University of Adelaide in Australia, said in a statemen
in water reservoirs that have been sprayed with
pyriproxyfen to control mosquito larvae, a person would have to drink well over 1,000 liters of water a day, every day, to achieve the threshold toxicity levels seen
in animals,» Ian Musgrave, a senior lecturer in the medical school at the University of Adelaide in Australia, said in a statemen
in animals,» Ian Musgrave, a senior lecturer
in the medical school at the University of Adelaide in Australia, said in a statemen
in the medical school at the University of Adelaide
in Australia, said in a statemen
in Australia, said
in a statemen
in a statement.
When Devine's team put cloths
in gathering sites
in a cemetery
in Iquitos, Peru, where mosquitoes carry dengue, the
pyriproxyfen spread to 98 per cent of the «sentinel» breeding sites set up by the team.
It comes
in convenient, pre-packaged applicators that contain imidacloprid and
pyriproxyfen which kill existing fleas within 12 hours and regulate insect growth to break the flea life cycle.
The second ingredient
in this product, insect growth regulator (IGR)
pyriproxyfen, eliminates immature fleas (eggs and larvae).
Pyriproxyfen, the second active ingredient
in Advantage II, prevents flea eggs from hatching, which
in turn prevents the development of all subsequent flea life stages and thus ends the flea lifecycle.
The active ingredients
in this product are imidacloprid and
pyriproxyfen.
The active ingredients
in K9 Advantix II are Imidacloprid (8.8 %), Permethrin (44.0 %), and
Pyriproxyfen (0.44 %).
The two active ingredients
in Advantage II are imidacloprid and
pyriproxyfen.
Pyriproxyfen (Nylar) and (s)- methoprene (Precor) are the two most common IGRs used
in flea control products.
In K9 Advantix II, the ingredients would be imidacloprid, permethrin, and
pyriproxyfen.
Pyriproxyfen is an active ingredient
in numerous flea control products, including carpet powders, indoor sprays, topical pet treatments (sprays, drops, shampoos, collars) and spray concentrates for yards.
The active ingredients
in Advantage II are Imidacloprid (9.1 %) and
Pyriproxyfen (0.46 %).
Technically, the only difference is
in their active ingredients with
Pyriproxyfen already added to Imidacloprid
in Advantage II.
Concentrate treatment
in these areas with a spray containing a residual insecticide and the insect growth regulator
pyriproxyfen.
Ingredients: 8.80 % Imidacloprid 44.00 % Permethrin 0.44 %
Pyriproxyfen 46.76 % other ingredients Also available
in 4 Month # 496021 and 12 Month Supply # 496034w