which is better for fleas and ticks, this or permethrin?
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Conquer is a great product for fleas and is used by many professionals today.
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The "name"brand Bifen IT worked great for me 4 roaches.The masterline generic that claims to be the same did not work well at all.Both are sold here.Just make sure you buy the red label Bifen IT,you will be satisfied.
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Roundup is a better product for this anti flying mosquito use.Spectracide is more for worms and other crawling bugs.
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Yes, I bought this mainly for my dogs. I spray it all over them but don't get it in their eyes. I don't know for sure but I suspect it will repel both fleas and ticks but this product is mainly for mosquitoes. Rose geranium oil is a good tick repellent.
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I am not sure, sorry but it really doesn't help at all with reinfestation of fleas, etc. I hated to use chemicals but had to in the end as fleas were making my dog ill. The cat was infesting the dog over and over, so now they are both on Advantage/Advantix products..natural is better in our minds but those darn larvae and eggs don't go away!
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Any time. BTW - this product is awesome for general pests inside and out. It's especially good for spiders and ticks.
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You can place them now. The cotton inserts are taken by the mice to help with their home building for the winter. Thus, the Permethrin is taken up by the ticks that are on the mice and the ticks die. If the mice keep this product in their home for a while then all of the ticks that exist inside the mouse house with die.This product works very well.Hope this helps,Shawn
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I prefer Termidor over Premise because the active ingredient in Termidor which is Fipronil takes several hours be for killing the termite instead of a few hours with the Imidacloprid in Premise which will allow the inoculated termite to penetrate and have many more contacts with other termites before it dies.
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Nylar (pyriproxyfen) and Precor (methoprene) have similar modes of action. Both are IGR (insect growth regulators)--they are not toxic--they disrupt the insect life cycle, preventing them from developing into adults that can reproduce. I am more familiar with Percor and it is quite effective. They are both pretty much harmless to mammals. If you have a pet with fleas you really need to use an IGR in the home everywhere. Put the 1 oz into a gallon of "distilled" water (that way it won't leave mineral stains) and mix. Then spray (with a spray bottle) all your carpets and the corners and edges of rooms that don't have carpets. I spray the parts of curtains that the dogs come in contact with and spray furniture, especially under seat cushions if your pets spend time on your furniture and mattresses and box springs. Precore has a long lasting effect (7-9 months). Don't use anywhere near fish tanks. An IGR is a "must" if you really want to be done with fleas--otherwise they will come back--along with a product like Frontline (there are now knock-offs, since the patent expired) monthly on your dogs (not cats) throughout the flea season. Precore breaks down with sunlight, so it is not good for outdoors (also it can affect honey bees, birds and fish). Also, sunny window areas should be treated more often. There are carpet sprays with Nylar or Precore mixed with insecticide for both short term killing and long term IGR control. I don't like to use those more than absolutely necessary. As a preventative, you can use Precore/water mixture once a year at the beginning of flea season and it will prevent fleas from spreading if one happens to come inside your home.
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James Evans' answer seems spot on and was very helpful. I am a big fan of K9 Advantix (and Advantix II). Since switching from Frontline, my dog has had not one single tick, flea, or other nastiness, so I won't be switching any time soon.
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I live in middle Tennessee. We have LOTS of fleas and ticks. About a month after we put the collars on, we had a few rainy days and extreme heat, fleas hatched. Had to fog the house and we are pretty much flealess again. We live on a farm and it is impossible to get rid of all fleas and ticks but this collar has been great. 4 of our pets have them on. I have not seen a tick on them since I put the collars on. My vote is the Seresto collar over the Advantix hands down.
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From Wikipedia, "Permethrin is a common synthetic chemical, widely used as an insecticide, acaricide, and insect repellent. It belongs to the family of synthetic chemicals called pyrethroids and functions as a neurotoxin, affecting neuron membranes by prolonging sodium channel activation. It is not known to rapidly harm most mammals or birds, but is dangerously toxic to cats[1][2] and fish. In general, it has a low mammalian toxicity and is poorly absorbed by skin"
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Sorry about the delay in answering, just got back from Africa today. It's 0.5% Permethrin. We treated our clothes before we left. No insect bites at all in 2 weeks in Africa.
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Yes. I use it on my dogs and have not had a flea or a tick since. Even keeps skeeter away
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HI Donna,It is 0.5% Permethrin. We have found it very effective in treating the clothes we wear in the rainforest. One caution, liquid permethrin in any concentration can be toxic for cats. (No problem for dogs). I always apply it to the clothes outdoors and away from our pets. We even keep the treated clothes well away from our cats.
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No you need to use a good flea product.This is for Ticks only & it works very well I change it every 6 months.
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Skin so soft is the best bug repellant I have ever used or discovered. However, I use it for my mountain bike riding, not tick prevention in the home. The best answer I have is that I would NOT use it for that because it is not geared so much to kill ticks, but rather keep them off you. Hence the name "repellent" rather than say "eliminator". I would think your best bet might be to call the local kennel or dog expert. I think they would be more knowledgeable on products that kill ticks.