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To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (20805)	4/24/1998 2:17:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

If you actually catch a flea - microwave it! The sense of payback is remarkable.

To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (20805)	4/24/1998 3:38:00 PM
From: LoLoLoLita	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Holly, While I agree with you on the dangers posed by fleas, though feel you exaggerate the incidence of bubonic plague, I need to immediately take issue with your suggestion on the proper use of a flea collar, since it could be very dangerous to both humans and their pets. What you said doesn't make sense. Viz, that you would not allow an animal to wear a flea collar; rather, you put a cut-up flea collar in your vacuum cleaner bag. When you do that, you are dispersing pesticide in the indoor air, which is not only extremely unhealthy, but also a violation of the EPA-mandated guidelines on the use of flea collars. While there is no EPA penalty to a consumer for doing so, a flea-collar manufacturer would face severe penalties if it suggested that the products be used in this way. Also, because of the warning label, a consumer who violated the instructions (as you do) would probably be unable to recover tort damages caused by the misuse. David

To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (20805)	4/27/1998 4:13:00 AM
From: LoLoLoLita	Respond to of 108807

Del and Holly, I searched MEDLINE for articles about flea collars for data on their effectiveness. All I could find was this, on cat fleas and dogs. Decamethrin and diazinon both do appear to be effective after 7 days and longer. Walking around on the flea collar could be fatal to those guys later. --------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Comparative activity in dogs of deltamethrin- and diazinon-impregnated collars against Ctenocephalides felis. AUTHOR: Franc M; Cadiergues MC AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Dermatology-Parasitology Unit, Ecole Veterinaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France. SOURCE: Am J Vet Res 1998 Jan;59(1):59-60 NLM CIT. ID: 98104326 ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To compare effectiveness of deltamethrin- and diazinon-impregnated collars against fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) in an experimental infestation. ANIMALS: 30 Beagles. PROCEDURE: Dogs were housed in separate cages. Dogs were infested with 50 fleas each, and fleas were counted 24 hours later. Dogs were then fitted with a collar containing 4% deltamethrin (group 1) or 15% diazinon (group 2). Dogs in group 3 were controls. Fleas were counted 24 and 48 hours after collars were applied, and fleas were then removed. Dogs were reinfested with fleas on days 7, 14, 28, 60, 90, 120, 150, and 210. Fleas were counted 24 and 48 hours after each reinfestation. RESULTS: 48 hours after applying collars, flea counts were not notably decreased. Effectiveness in groups 1 and 2 was 24 and 29%, respectively. Infestation on day 7 was controlled, to a comparable extent, by both insecticides (effectiveness approx 85%). Effectiveness > 97% was obtained after collars had been worn for 14 days. Between days 14 and 91, both collars had comparable effectiveness (> 93%) that did not differ significantly. After day 91, effectiveness of the collar containing diazinon decreased sharply, whereas that of the collar containing deltamethrin remained > 90% until day 152. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The collar containing deltamethrin controlled flea populations on dogs beginning 14 days after application and continuing until day 150. The collar containing diazinon controlled infestation for 90 days. Deltamethrin-impregnated collars are a new formulation that can be introduced into a program to easily control fleas. MAIN MESH SUBJECTS: Diazinon Dog Diseases Ectoparasitic Infestations/PREVENTION & CONTROL/VETERINARY Fleas *Pyrethrins ADDITIONAL MESH SUBJECTS: Animal Comparative Study Dogs Female Insecticides, Botanical Male Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PUBLICATION TYPES: JOURNAL ARTICLE LANGUAGE: Eng REGISTRY NUMBERS: 0 (Insecticides, Botanical) 0 (Pyrethrins) 333-41-5 (Diazinon) 52820-00-5 (decamethrin)