It kills insects on contact without
the use of Pyrethrins or Permethrins, and will not wash off any flea and tick spot treatments you may be using at the same time.
The Mettrum discovery was made recently, when a random screening of the company's products by Health Canada turned up the unauthorized
use of pyrethrin, a pesticide derived from the chrysanthemum plant that is also not approved for medical cannabis.
Killing adult fleas can be accomplished
using any of the pyrethrins (tetramethrin, pyrethrin, permethrin, etc.), or an organophosphate.
Not exact matches
Mettrum issued a voluntary recall
of the affected products on Nov. 1 and said the
pyrethrin was
used by mistake, because it was not listed on the ingredients
of a spray the company was
using.
I see that you recommend
pyrethrin and carbaryl based insecticides, but can you tell me if you have heard
of any adverse reactions from the
use of permethrins on «hot» peppers?
I have heard
of no adverse reactions from the
use of permethrins, which as I understand it, are synthetic
pyrethrins.
Check this out: it
uses Pyrethrins from chrysanthemums, a naturally derived way
of dealing with a flea infestation.
A 2014 study found that over 99 %
of lice that were tested had a mutation that let them survive treatments with insecticides permethrin and
pyrethrin, the most common treatments
used.
It's almost saturated with (these genes), which means that people
using permethrin and
pyrethrin based products will probably have a very hard time controlling the lice,» said Kyong Sup Yoon, associate professor
of biological sciences and environmental sciences at Southern Illinois University, who led the research for the current study and the 2014 study.
In the book, Low Cost Natural Cures for your Dog and Cat by John Heinerman, he mentions the
use of products made from pyrethrum (
pyrethrins) for killing fleas.
Many
of these products contain
Pyrethrins or Permethrins which are toxic when
used in high volumes.
The worst offenders are the so called «
pyrethrins» which includes permethrin, one
of the most common insecticides
used to treat flea infestations in dogs.
Getting rid
of grass or harvest mites on a dog can entail
using a
pyrethrin dip, topical medications or steroid drugs, according to Pet Education.
Natural Chemistry Natural Flea Spray for Cats
uses biodegradable ingredients and natural botanical extract instead
of pyrethrins, which makes this spray safe for any age cat.
It
uses biodegradable ingredients and natural botanical extract instead
of pyrethrins, which makes this spray safe for any age dog.
Reactions are more common in cats, and often occur when pet guardians mistakenly
use a dog product with a much higher concentration
of pyrethrins on cats.
As for effectiveness, Sentry's Flea and Tick Shampoo also
uses permethrin, a pesticide to kill fleas, which has the downside
of not working as fast as
pyrethrins (which is the pesticide
used in the Adams Plus shampoo above) but has the advantage
of lasting for a longer time.
Avoid all flea products labeled for
use in cats if they contain any
of the following active or inert ingredients: allethren; cypermethrin; deltamethrin; etofenprox; fenvalerate; fluvalinate; permethrin; phenotherin;
pyrethrin; tetrametrin.
Flea shampoos that have
pyrethrins as a primary ingredient can get rid
of them pretty effectively, as can topical treatments such as Advantage, when
used every two weeks.
As one
of the many products in Bio-Groom's line, the brand's Flea & Tick
Pyrethrin Dip
uses quick - action natural
Pyrethrin concentrate to kill fleas, ticks, lice and ear mites during heavy infestations.
The USDA's stand on
pyrethrin - containing compounds is that they are the safest
of all insecticides for
use in food crops.
Some
of the more common insecticides
used to treat pediculosis include lime - sulfur,
pyrethrins and pyrethroids.