Acclaim Household Flea Spray, Aerosol, 500 ml, (Pack of 1)

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Besides killing fleas, Acclaim also guards against house dust mites, ants, cockroaches, ticks, and, thankfully, spiders. Some products also kill dust mites too which is worth looking out for if these are a problem for your family.

To identify whether a pest is a flea or bed bug, look at its appearance, movement, hiding place, and host choice.To combat this, the manufacturer may advise you to ventilate and vacate the area for several hours after application. Our mission is to help our visitors, but this is also very clearly a for-profit site and you should realize as much. Black Cat Medicines Limited holds a further registration with the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD).

For example, some flea home sprays also eradicate other bugs, such as mosquitos, flies, ticks, and cockroaches. But it is natural, which may be vital for you if you don’t like to use harsh chemicals or have an aversion to ingredients commonly used. Affiliate Disclosure: This Old House’s Reviews Team is committed to delivering honest, objective, and independent reviews on home products and services. A study by the Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS) found that as a many as one in 10 cats referred to them had died after being exposed to flea treatments containing permethrin and as many as 88% suffered convulsions and spasms and can need two to three days of intensive treatment to recover.

Able to tackle any flies, bugs and insects such as fleas, ticks, and mites that may be bothering you and your pet.

Although some sprays are completely safe, others are highly toxic when inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Permethrin was the first synthetic pyrethroid authorised for home use by the World Health Organization. Because insects can’t break it down as quickly as humans or animals, it affects their nervous system, causing muscle spasms, paralysis and death. In addition to killing fleas, it also eliminates ticks, bed bugs, spiders, mosquitoes, cockroaches, ants, and other common household insects.The active ingredients in Indorex are toxic to many pests, but also some pets including cats, birds, reptiles, spiders and fish. Synthetic sprays are best, but the obvious risk of chemicals is present and you may wish to avoid them. Some require details of the animal, the lowest classification enables those products to be bought “over the counter”. We have a flea infestation at the moment from our cat, they seem to be mainly in the living room and bedrooms.