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

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

The flea treatments you give your cat or dog may be poisoning the rivers—and it's getting there via your drains. Flea medicines such as fipronil and imidacloprid are parasiticides that kill off the ...

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

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

A new paper in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry finds that common flea and tick control medications used in dogs and cats may pose a significant environmental risk to wild insects.