Flea Treatments For Cats And Dogs
There are essentially two types of insecticides used to prevent or eliminate flea infestations:
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Adulticides
To remove adult fleas from your pet
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Adulticides are designed to kill adult fleas on your pet. Most work within 24 hours. However, it cannot be completely ruled out that freshly caught fleas may have had a chance to lay eggs. This is why scientists the world over agree that the most effective way to prevent or eliminate fleas is to use adulticides in combination with Insect Growth Regulators (see below). This is known as Integrated Flea Control.
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Insect Growth Regulators
To eliminate flea eggs in the home
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Insect Growth Regulators have been developed specifically to target the egg stage of the flea life cycle. Quite simply, they are designed to prevent flea eggs from hatching. So, if your cat or dog does shed any flea eggs around your home, they'll just die and get sucked up by the vacuum cleaner.
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