Flea and tick medicines can stay in pet waste for months, exposing insects that keep soil healthy to harmful chemicals.

Flea meds stay active in pet feces for absurdly long periods, steadily polluting nearby areas. In a Nutshell Pet owners can ...

Erik Tihelka wants you to consider the flea. Or rather, the student at the University of Bristol in Britain wants you to reconsider this tiny insect. If you’ve thought about fleas, it’s perhaps when ...

Flea medicine vs flea collars - which one is best? If you’re new to pet parenthood, then you probably have this question. Fleas cause itching, discomfort, and irritation — and in some cases, dangerous ...

A new paper in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry finds that common medications used for flea and tick control in dogs ...

Antiparasitic drugs used for pet flea treatment persist in feces and may be hazardous to dung-feeding insects.

Many a housekeeper has long wondered if vacuuming is sufficient to get rid of fleas. Finally, a study shows vacuuming is indeed an effective weapon. Experiments conducted by Ohio State University ...