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Protecting Pets from Fleas and Ticks

Controlling Fleas and Ticks

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On your pet
Around your home
Read the label first: protect your pets
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Pets and Pesticides

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What to do for adverse reactions
Report adverse effects (incidents)
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Product Regulation

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EPA's regulations
Food and Drug Administration regulations
Analysis of spot-on products and mitigation plans
Pilot test for enhanced incident reporting

Related information

Frequent questions: flea and tick products
DEET, showers and tick checks can stop ticks (CDC.gov)
Lyme disease (CDC.gov)
Safe use of rodent control products
Avoid counterfeit pesticide products for dogs and cats
Pesticides and consumers
Find more pesticide information

Use pesticides safely

Remember that pesticides on your pets can be transferred to your children. Protect your pets and children by carefully following the label directions and precautions.

Learn about protecting children from pesticides.

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Last updated on December 19, 2016