Many pet owners, jack of extortative pricing, are defying the recommendations of drug manufacturers and vets, and working-out ways to economise. When tick season arrives and monthly… Read more
Archive for the ‘fleas’ Category
Splitting Vials: Risk Minimising
Saturday, November 6th, 2010Advantage? Not for Bees, Perhaps
Sunday, August 8th, 2010A recent study published in the Journal of Toxicology has revealed higher levels of environmental persistence and sensitivity of bees to Imidacloprid, the active in Advantage and Advantix, than… Read more
The Carpet of Eden
Sunday, February 28th, 2010Problem To calculate theoretic populations of fleas, breeding under ideal environmental conditions (humidity, temperature, shag pile, vibration, hosts), after introducing Adam and Eve into your… Read more
Killing adults in the war on fleas
Saturday, November 14th, 2009Adult fleas, living on your pet, are only 5% of the total population but killing them gives pet owners immediate satisfaction, and pets relief. The benefits can be short-lived, however, if the dead… Read more
Flea control scenarios – Which best descibes you?
Saturday, November 7th, 2009If you’re busy or cashed up, you may just want a quick, hand-fed recommendation of what to use as flea prevention. As no one shoe fits all, here are a few scenarios which may help. Which best… Read more
Breaking the Breeding Cycle – War on Fleas
Thursday, November 5th, 2009Killing real live fleas, whether with insecticide or fingernail, gives many immediate satisfaction; with teeth clenched, it feels like a significant victory. The flea, however, often carries to their… Read more
Fleas – Know the enemy, choose a weapon
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Easily one of the most frustrating problems for pet owners, especially those living in tropical environments, with multiple pets on shag carpet, the flea is just a pissy little insect with a… Read more