Technically, the only difference is in their active ingredients
with Pyriproxyfen already added to Imidacloprid in Advantage II.
When pets are treated
with pyriproxyfen, the chemical quickly penetrates eggs before they fall into the environment.
«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 statement.
Not exact matches
The chemical,
Pyriproxyfen, messes
with the hormones that help mosquito larvae hatch (an exchange that doesn't happen in human births).
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.»
The researchers eventually chose a net that combines pyrethroids
with a compound called
pyriproxyfen, which prevents mosquitoes from producing fertile eggs.
Advantage II for Cats stops flea infestations
with its combination of imidacloprid and
pyriproxyfen.
There also are IGR sprays, dips, spot - on products, and collars
with methoprene or
pyriproxyfen.
A single dose of topical moxidectin prior to transport will eliminate most microfilariae.4 - 6 OR Administer an approved macrocyclic lactone product along
with a topical canine insecticide (containing permethrin + dinotefuran +
pyriproxyfen) that is labelled to kill and repel mosquitoes.
Blocking the transmission of heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) to mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) by weekly exposure for one month to microfilaremic dogs treated once topically
with dinotefuran - permethrin -
pyriproxyfen.
It's specially formulated for dogs
with imidacloprid, permethrin and
pyriproxyfen for broad spectrum protection against these ectoparasites that can transmit diseases.
The flea drops on this page are essentially equivalent to Advantage II,
with exactly the same active ingredient formulations (9.10 % imidacloprid and 0.46 %
pyriproxyfen).
With fleas,
pyriproxyfen sterilizes females and stops larvae from developing.
Catego ® is the only product
with the unique combination of these three proven active ingredients: Dinotefuran, Fipronil and
Pyriproxyfen.
Concentrate treatment in these areas
with a spray containing a residual insecticide and the insect growth regulator
pyriproxyfen.