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Pet Pest Management, Bulletin 586

Pet & Carpet Treatments for Flea and Tick Control

Flea	American Dog Tick

Gerald S. Wegner

Varment Guard Environmental Services, Inc.

(Chemical names are provided for compounds listed as such on product labels. Superscript numbers indicate retail product in which active ingredient is found.)

Chemical Class or Family

Botanicals

Pyrethrins 1,2,3,7,8,11,15,19,21,26,33,36,37,41,51
Chrysanthemum 28
d-Limonene 5,14,20,27,28,31,35,38,39
Linalool 5,38
Citronella oil 20
Eucalyptus oil 20
Pennroyal oil 20
Balsam 20
Lavender oil 20,28
Calendula 28
Chamomile 20,28
Comfrey 20
Rosemary 20
Tea tree oil 28
Yucca 28

Synthetic Pyrethroids

Permethrin 1,11,15,25,30,48,50,31,55,56
Esbiothrin 10
Fenvalerate ( cyano (3-phenoxyphenyl) methyl-4-chloro-alpha-(1-methylethyl) benzene-acetate ) 6
Esfenvalerate ( (S) cyano (3-phenoxyphenyl) methyl-(S)-4-chloro-alpa-(1-methylethyl) benzene-acetate ) 17
Sumithrin = Fenothrin ( 3-phenoxybenzyl-(1RS, 3RS; 1RS,3SR)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylprop-1-enyl) cyclopropanecarboxylate ) 23
Tetramethrin 23
Tralomethrin 53
Deltamethrin 54

Organophosphates

Chlorpyrifos = Dursban 2,10,12,13,22
Tetrachlorvinphos = Stirofos (2-chloro-1-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl) vinyl dimethyl phosphate ) 8, 16
Propetamphos 52

Carbamates

Carbaryl 4
Propoxur = Baygon *32

Chloronicotinyls

Imidacloprid ( 1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine ) 46

Synergists

PB (piperonyl butoxide) 2,3,5,7,9,15,19,21,26,33,36,37,38
MGK (N-octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide) 1,3,7,21,26,33,37,51

Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs)/Insect Development Inhibitors (IDIs)

Juvenile Hormone Analogs (JRAs)

Methoprene = Precor 7,8,30,33,49,50
Fenoxycarb*15
Pyriproxyfen(2-[1-methyl-2-(-4 phenoxyphenoxy) ethoxyl] pyridine ) 1,23,25,51

Phenylpyrazole/GABA Site Inhibitor

Fipronyl (5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1R,S)-(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile 47

Chitin Synthesis Inhibitors (CSIs)

Lufenuron ( N-[2,5,-dichloro-4-(1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropoxy)-phenylaminocarbonyl]-2,6-diflurobenzamide ) 45

Adjuvants

Butoxypolypropylene glycol 4
Propylene glycol 5,38

Borates

Boric acid = Ortho boric acid 24,35
Sodium borate (disodium octaborate tetrahydrate)
(sodium tetraborate decahydrate) 29

Silicates

(diatomaceous earth) 40,41

Diamidides

Amitraz ( N'-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-N-{[2,4-dimethylphenyl)imino]methyl}-N-methylmethanimidamide ) 18

Light and Heat Lure Flea Capture Devices 42,43,44

*Compounds suspected of possessing carcinogenic properties and under consideration of registration withdrawal.

Retail Products

1. Adams Room Fogger with Sykillstop - Pfizer Animal Health
2. Adams Automatic Room Fogger with Dursban-SmithKline Beecham Animal Health
3. Adams Water Based Flea and Tick Mist-SmithKline Beecham Animal Health
4. Flea Stop Flea & Tick Powder-Holiday
5. Flea Stop Plus Pet Spray-Holiday
6. Flea Stop Zone Control Yard Spray-Holiday
7. Releve Dog Flea and Tick Killer - Vmx Pet Products Corp.
8. Releve 7 Month Flea & Flea Egg Collar - Vmx Pet Products Corp
9. 3M Pet Flea Foam-3M
10. 3M 30 Day Flea Dip for Dogs-3M
11. Victory Flea & Tick Dog Spray-Lambert Kay
12. Color Guard 12 Month Dog Collar-Lambert Kay
13. Shield Flea and Tick Control Spray for Dogs-Lambert Kay
14. Citrus Flea Dip-Lambert Kay
15. X-o-trol Flea & Tick Household Spray - Lambert Kay
16. Top Paw Flea & Tick Blue Collar - Pacific Coast Distributing
17. Pro 2 One Flea and Tick Lawn Spray - Pacific Coast Distributing
18. Preventic Tick Collar for Dogs-Virbac, Inc.
19. Fleacomber Flea & Tick Power - Petkin Pet Care Systems
20. Fleastick Flea & Tick-Petkin Pet Care Systems
21. Perfect Coat Flea & Tick Dog Shampoo - 8 in 1 Pet Products, Inc.
22. Flea Stop Metered Release Flea and Tick Collar-Farnam Pet Products
23. Bio Flea Halt Carpet Spray-Farnam Pet Products
24. Bio Flea Halt Powder Indoor Carpet Treatment-Farnam Pet Products
25. Bio Spot Flea & Tick Control-Farnam Pet Products
26. Nature's Answer Flea & Tick Spray - Farnam Pet Products
27. Nature's Answer Flea & Tick Dip - Farnam Pet Products
28. All-in-1 Herbal Flea & Tick Spray - Veterinarian's Best, Inc.
29. Flea Exterminator Carpet Crystals - Veterinarian's Best, Inc.
30. Zodiac Featrol Indoor Spray - Zodiac Pet Products/Sandoz Agro, Inc.
31. Zodiac Natural Solutions Flea & Tick Shampoo -Zodiac Pet Products/Sandoz Agro, Inc.
32. Zodiac Flea Collar - Zodiac Pet Products/Sandoz Agro, Inc.
33. Zodiac Fleatrol Carpet Spray - Zodiac Pet Products/Sandoz Agro, Inc.
34. Defend Exspot Insecticide for Dogs - Zodiac Pet Products/Sandoz Agro, Inc.
35. The De-Lime-inator Deodorizing Carpet Powder-Hansen's Pet Systems
36. Cardinal Flea & Tick Shampoo - Cardinal Laboratories, Inc.
37. Ultraguardian (PT 410) Flea Foam- Whitmire Micro-gen
38. Demize Pump Spray - Pest Control Products
39. Demize Flea and Tick Shampoo - Pest Control Products
40. Diacide - Diacide Distributors, Inc.
41. Permaguard - Pristine Products
42. Zema Flea Trap - Zema Corporation
43. UltraLight - Whitmire Micro-gen
44. Over Nite Flea Trap - Enforcer

Veterinarian-Prescribed Products

45. Program Tablets-Novartis Corp.
46. Advantage for Dogs and Cats-Bayer
47. Top Spot-Rhone-Merieux
48. Protocol-Veterinary Products Laboratory

Select Retail and Professional Use Premise Treatments

49. Precor IGR Concentrate-Sandoz Agro, Inc.
50. Precor 2000-Sandoz Agro, Inc.
51. Ultracide-Whitmire Micro-gen

Professional Use Premise Treatments

52. Catalyst-Sandoz Agro, Inc.
53. Saga WP-Agrevo
54. Suspend SC-DowElanco
55. Prelude EC-Zeneca
56. Flee EC-FMC Corporation