Pet Products to Control Pests

Hundreds of products are available to control fleas and ticks. Shown below are some of the most recently marketed products intended to treat pests on animals. If you are interested in tick control, call your veterinarian or the manufacturer to find out which kinds of ticks are found in your area and which products are effective against those ticks.

Product Administration Species Manufacturer Pests Controlled
*Program
6 month injectable
(lufenuron)		 Injection Cats Novartis Animal Health
1-800-332-2761		 Flea eggs
Program Flavor Tabs
(lufenuron)		 Oral Dogs and cats Novartis Animal Health
1-800-332-2761		 Flea eggs
*Sentinel Flavor Tabs
(lufenuron + milbemycin oxime)		 Oral Dogs Novartis Animal Health
1-800-332-2761		 Flea eggs, heartworms, hookworms, roundworms, whipworms
Zodiac FleaTrol
Flea Caps
(methoprene)		 Oral Dogs Wellmark
1-800-950-4783		 Flea eggs
Advanced Care Flea Control Capsules
(methoprene)		 Oral Dogs Hartz Mountain
1-800-275-1414		 Flea eggs
Capstar
(nitenpyram)		 Oral Dogs and cats Novartis Animal Health
1-800-332-2761		 Adult fleas
*Revolution (selamectin) Topical Dogs and cats Pfizer Animal Health
1-800-366-5288		 Dogs: Adult fleas and eggs, heartworms, ear mites, sarcoptic mange, ticks
Cats: Adult fleas and eggs, heartworms, ear mites, hookworms, roundworms
Preventic collar (amitraz) Topical Dogs Virbac
1-800-338-3659 		Ticks
Advantage (imidacloprid) Topical Dogs and cats Bayer Animal Health
1-800-255-6826		 Adult fleas
Kiltix (permethrin) Topical Dogs Bayer Animal Health
1-800-255-6826 		Ticks
FleaTrol Power Spot (permethrin + methoprene) Topical Dogs Wellmark
1-800-950-478 		Adult fleas and eggs, ticks
Frontline Plus (fipronil + methoprene) Topical Dogs and cats Merial
1-800-660-1842		 Adult fleas and eggs, ticks
*Available by prescription only

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