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Something bugging you? Got an itch that you can't scratch? Here are the latest flea control products to review.
A multitude of flea products are on the market, shampoos, dips, spray, powders. I have fought the flea battle for years using these items, with varying levels of success.

Below is a comparative table of the three new flea control products on the market. I have used Advantage and Frontline with excellent results. I have never used program and do not know anyone that uses it, so I can not comment on how well it works.

Although the first thought may be that it is too expensive, once you consider the cost of weekly dips, baths or what ever, spraying the house and yard, not to mention your time. I feel these products are well worth the cost.
Product Advantage Program Frontline
Active Ingredients Imidacloprid Lufenuron Fipronil
Do not apply to dogs under Four months of age Six weeks of age Ten weeks of age
Dosage Once a month. Once a month. One dose can last up to three months.
Application Topical - apply drops between shoulders Pill - oral Topical Spray or drops (Top Spot)
Mechanism Kills adult fleas on contact; works on the fleas nervous system before they have a chance to bite. Biting fleas ingest treated blood which inhibits egg development; surviving eggs may die as larvae; adults are unaffected. Kills adult fleas and ticks; disrupts activity in the central nervous system of fleas before fleas have a chance to lay eggs or bite; kills ticks before they attach.
Claim Kills adult fleas; prevents further infestation for one month. For the prevention and control of flea population. Kills adult fleas and ticks;prevents further infestation for up to three months
Kills Adult Fleas? Yes No Yes
Kills Ticks? No No Yes
Fleas must bite pet? No Yes No
Can pet be bathed? No * Yes Yes
Efficacy Breaks flea life cycle by killing adult fleas; kills 98-100% of existing fleas in 24 hours; prevents reinfestation for at least 4 weeks. Breaks flea life cycle by inhibiting egg development; noticeable results may not be seen until several weeks after dosing. Kills 96% of adult fleas within 2 hours of application, 100% within 24 hours;all parasitic stages of ticks killed within 48 hours of application.
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