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	Bio Spot SPOT ON^® for Dogs	Advan- tage^®	K9 Advantix	Front- line^®	Front- line Plus^®	Program^®	Capstar
Kills Adult Fleas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Controls Flea Develop- ment	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Kills Ticks (Lyme Disease vectors)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Repels & Kills Mosqui- toes (Heart- worm, West Nile Virus carriers)	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Adminis- tration	Apply Topically	Apply Topically	Apply Topically	Apply Topically	Apply Topically	Oral Pill	Oral Pill
Dosage	Monthly	Monthly	Monthly	Monthly	Monthly	Monthly	One-Time
Minimum Age	For Dogs 6 months & older	For Dogs > 7 wks	For Dogs 7 wks & older	For Dogs 8 wks & older	For Dogs 8 wks & older	For Dogs & Cats 6 wks & older	For Dogs & Cats 4 wks & older 2 lbs or more
Active Ingred- ients	Permethrin & Methoprene IGR	Imidac- loprid	Perme- thrin & Imidac- loprid	Fipronil	Fipronil & Metho- prene IGR	Lufenuron	Niten- pyram

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	Preventic Tick Collar	BioSpot Flea & Tick Collar
Kills Adult Fleas	No	Yes
Controls Flea Development	No	Yes (up to 5 months)
Kills Ticks	Yes	Yes
Repels & Kills Mosquitoes	No	No
Administration	Worn around neck	Worn around neck
Dosage	Every 3 months	Every 5 months
Minimum Age	For Dogs Only 12 wks & older	For Dogs Only 12 wks & older
Active Ingredients	Amitraz	Propoxur 10.0% (insecticide - carbamate)

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	Drs. Foster & Smith Flea & Tick Shampoo
Kills Adult Fleas	Yes
Controls Flea Development	No
Kills Ticks	Yes
Repels & Kills Mosquitoes	No
Adminis- tration	Use directly on dog
Dosage	Can be used every 7 days
Minimum Age	For Dogs & Cats 12 wks & older
Active Ingredients	Pyrethrins, Piperonyl Butoxide, MGK 264 (Insecticide Synergist)

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