Flower from which pyrethrin, a botanical insecticide that kills adult insects and ticks, is derived.
- Applications
Shampoos: Shampoos are designed to clean your pet by eliminating adult fleas, ticks and the flea dirt used as larval food. The insects must come in contact with the active ingredients for a certain period of time in order to be affected.
Mists: Mists are intended to kill fleas, ticks and mosquitoes on dogs and cats.
Dips: Dipping quickly kills any biting adult fleas and offers several days of flea protection.
Ear Care: AdamsTM Ear Mite Treatment is designed to rid dogs and cats of ear mites via an ear dropper. It kills the mites on contact and also contains soothing aloe and lanolin.
Topicals: Topicals contain an Insect Growth Regulator (IGR) to kill flea eggs and prevent reinfestation. They kill and repel fleas, ticks and mosquitoes for up to 30 days. Special embossed applicator helps prevent misapplication.
Dog & Cat Collars: There are several types of collars to choose from, including adulticidal (kills adult fleas and ticks), ovicidal (controls flea eggs) and a combination adulticidal/ovicidal. In each collar, the active ingredient works its way to the surface of the collar and is rubbed onto the fur of the animal. The active ingredient moves through the oils and from hair to hair to cover the entire body.
- product differences
Shampoos: Shampoos are a simple and easy solution to help clean your pet and kill fleas and ticks. They can be used on dogs, cats, puppies and kittens. In addition to killing flea and ticks, it can help condition and deodorize the coat.
Mists: Mists are a simple solution to rid your pet of fleas and ticks. They can be used on dogs and cats. Adams™ mists can be used as a complement to your pet’s regular flea and tick control maintenance program.
Dips: Dips are gentle on the skin and simple, easy and convenient to use. For severe infestation problems, dips are commonly used to provide instant, short-term control. Sprays, dips, shampoos and other products can be used in conjunction to help combat an infestation problem until the problem is under control.
Ear Care: Ear care effectively treats ear mites on dogs and cats. AdamsTM Ear Mite Treatment can thoroughly clean your pets’ ears and remove these irritating parasites. This effective ear mite treatment can also ease ear itching so your pets will stop their frenzied scratching.
Topicals: Topicals are maintenance products, which kill and repel fleas, ticks and mosquitoes for up to 30 days. The products contain Insect Growth Regulator (IGR), which kills flea eggs and prevents reinfestation. A special embossed applicator helps prevent misapplication.
Dog & Cat Collars: Collars are maintenance products, which kill fleas, flea eggs and ticks. Collars also keep your pet protected by preventing flea eggs and larvae. Dog collars can give up to 7 months of protection, while cat collars give up to 8 months of flea protection.
- results to expect
Shampoos: Results are immediate. However, because shampoos have no residual, it is a good idea to follow the shampoo with a dip or maintenance product.
Mists: Kills fleas, ticks and mosquitoes instantly. Flea eggs and larvae will be prevented for 1-2 months.
Dips: Dipping quickly kills any biting adult fleas and offers several days of flea protection. It is recommended to shampoo your pet before dipping, as the dip is much more effective when your pet is clean.
Ear Care: This product may be applied daily for 7 to 10 days. Repeat treatment in two weeks if necessary.
Topicals: Kills and repels fleas, ticks and mosquitoes for up to 30 days. Contains an Insect Growth Regulator (IGR) to kill flea eggs and prevent reinfestation.
Dog & Cat Collars: Collars provide continuous flea and tick control even when pet owners are not thinking of flea and tick control. Dog collars can give up to 7 months of flea protection, while cat collars give up to 8 months of flea protection.
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Glossary
When it comes to pet protection, there are a lot of confusing terms and scientific names. Use this glossary to help understand what they all mean.
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A small tick (about the size of a pinhead). It is this tick that can carry the Lyme disease-causing organism (Borellia burgdorferi).
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A pyrethroid insecticide with a very high level of activity against ticks (and fleas). When Deltamethrin is formulated into a (flea and) tick collar, it demonstrates multiple effects against this (these) parasite(s), including repellency, rapid knockdown, and effective, long lasting kill. Deltamethrin should not be used on cats.
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One type of safety test that is required for EPA registration of an insecticide/pesticide to determine whether the product is a sensitizer (causes an allergic-type reaction)
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A botanically derived citrus extract which has insecticidal properties
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Environmental Protection Agency is the government agency that regulates chemical products such as insecticides and pesticides. The EPA is responsible for ensuring that each product is safe when used according to the label for both the consumer and the environment. Before an insecticide may be sold in commerce (through any channel, like a vet or pet store), it must be registered by the EPA.
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"Flea Allergy Dermatitis" or "Flea Bite Hypersensitivity" is the most common dermatological disease of domestic dogs in the USA. When fleas feed, they inject saliva that contains enzymes and histamine-like substances, which cause irritation and pruritis (itching). Repeated exposure to these substances can cause an animal to become hypersensitive.
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A blood-sucking insect, which feeds on animals, can bite humans and is capable of jumping from 14 to 16 inches. Female fleas begin laying eggs within 48 hours of their first blood meal and can lay as many as 200 eggs in a matter of days.
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Organic matter on which flea larvae feed. Flea dirt consists of partially digested blood (flea droppings), which is left behind by the blood sucking adult flea. It can sometimes be seen in the fur of light colored pets, but usually drops off onto the ground, where the flea eggs and larvae are.
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A class of materials that control insects by disrupting normal growth and development, rather than by toxic action (poisoning)
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The life stage of a flea or tick that hatches from the egg. Flea larvae are small yellowish maggot-like looking creatures, while tick larvae or "seed ticks" are tiny six-legged ticks.
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A natural substance found in oils of Ceylon cinnamon, sassafras, orange flower, bergamot, Artemisia balchanorum, ylang ylang. Linalool has insecticidal activity and is used in shampoos, dips and sprays for flea control.
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A disease caused by a bacterium (Borellia burgdorferi) and transmitted by the bite of an infected deer tick. Early symptoms can include, but are not necessarily restricted to, a slowly expanding red rash and flu-like symptoms such as fatigue, slight fever and swollen lymph nodes. Advanced symptoms include arthritis, irregular heartbeat, severe headaches and loss of sensation.
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The chemical name for Precor® an insect growth regulator
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The most prominent bloodsucking insects that annoy man and other warm-blooded animals. Not only are their bites (and subsequent itching welts) annoying, but also mosquitoes can transmit several serious diseases to man and animals, including malaria, dengue fever, filariasis, encephalitis viruses and heartworm.
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A protein, which is also known as an Insect Growth Regulator (IGR). Exposing insects in the early development life cycle will prevent them from properly maturing into eating or reproducing adults.
Nylar is a registered trademark of McLaughlin Gormley King Company.
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OP is a class of insecticides that kills fleas and ticks by interfering with the normal activity of the insects' nervous system.
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Active ingredient used in combination with Nylar® or (S)-methoprene. See pyrethroids. Permethrin should never be applied to cats.
Nylar is a registered trademark of McLaughlin Gormley King Company
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An insect developmental stage (frequently spent in a cocoon) in which the larva metamorphoses (transforms) into the adult insect. For example, in butterflies the larva (caterpillar) spins a cocoon and becomes a pupa, which then changes into the adult insect (butterfly).
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Active ingredient used in many flea and tick products. Pyrethrins are extracts of a species of Chrysanthemum, which act on the insects' central nervous system.
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Active ingredient used in many flea and tick products. Pyrenthroid synthetics are similar to extracts of a species of Chrysanthemum, which act on the insects' central nervous system.
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An active ingredient in a product that has the ability to repel fleas and ticks, thus preventing them from infesting a dog or cat.
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A disease transmitted by the bite of a Rocky Mountain wood tick or an American dog tick. Symptoms include, but are not restricted to, fever, loss of appetite, coughing, labored breathing and abdominal pain.
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A surfactant ("soap") commonly used in many food and household products (toothpaste, shampoo, dish soap). SLS also has insecticidal activity. By removing the naturally occurring hydrocarbons (oils) from an insects' exoskeleton ("skin"), it causes them to dehydrate (dry out) and die.
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Used in Adams™ room foggers. When used, do not use more than one fogger per room. Also, do not use in small, enclosed spaces such as closets, cabinets or under cabinets or tables.
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A blood-sucking arthropod related to spiders. The type of tick that bothers dogs and cats are "three-host ticks," feeding on different animals during their life cycle. When they bite a pet, ticks engorge themselves with blood. When full, they can live for months without food.