Manufacturers of natural flea and
tick treatments say there's no need to resort to chemical measures, when their products can off the pests quickly, safely and effectively.
Not exact matches
Senator Betty Little of Queensbury, who helped organize the forum,
said the state legislature will create a task force to study
tick - borne illness, and that she believes legislation should be passed to introduce more funding for disease research, and to require health insurance companies to cover
treatments associated with symptoms of Lyme and other diseases.
Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo
says the state will apply «eco-friendly»
tick control
treatments on public lands in the Southern
Dr. Hutchinson
said you should not delay administering some form of
tick and flea
treatment.
That being
said, Frontline is one of the safest and most effective flea
treatments available, and it is the only product that will also safely get
ticks.
The same may be
said about the routine application and so called «preventive»
treatments with anti-flea and
tick topical products that only now are being fully evaluated by the Environmental Protection Agency (3).
In the past year, flea season across the country has been worse than ever due to increased temperatures on average throughout the U.S.,
said Adelia Ritchie, Ph.D., founder and co-owner of DERMagic Skin Care for Animals in Kingston, Wash., which offers organic flea and
tick treatment products.
«This preference towards all - natural products, like so many others, started with people's increased concern about what they put into their own bodies, and this has logically evolved into concern for their loved ones — their pets, as well,»
says Andrew Groth, director of operations for PetzLife, which manufacturers natural flea and
tick shampoo and topical
treatments for pet owners looking to avoid conventional insecticidal
treatments.