Tick Prevention in Dogs - Comparison Chart

	Kills Adult Fleas	Controls Flea Development	Kills Ticks (Lyme Disease vectors)	Repels & Kills Mosquitoes (Heartworm, West Nile Virus carriers)	Dosage	Minimum Age	Active Ingredients
Drs. Foster & Smith Fiprotrol™ Plus	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Monthly	8 wks or older	fipronil, S-methoprene
K9 Advantix® II	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Monthly	7 wks or older	imidacloprid, permethrin, IGR pyriproxyfen
Frontline® Plus	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Monthly	8 wks or older	fipronil, S-methoprene
Advantage® II	Yes	Yes	No	No	Monthly	7 wks or older	imidacloprid, IGR pyriproxyfen
FiproGuard^TM	Yes	No	Yes	No	Monthly	8 wks or older	fipronil
Bio Spot® ACTIVE CARE SPOT ON®	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Monthly	12 wks or older	etofenprox, IGR pyriproxyfen, S-methoprene, piperonyl butoxide, n-octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide
PetArmor®	Yes	No	Yes	No	Monthly	8 wks or older	fipronil
PetArmor® Plus for Dogs	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Monthly	8 wks or older	fipronil, S-methoprene
Sentry® FiproGuard® Plus for Dogs	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Monthly	8 wks or older	fipronil, S-methoprene

	Kills Adult Fleas	Controls Flea Development	Kills Ticks (Lyme Disease vectors)	Repels & Kills Mosquitoes (Heartworm, West Nile Virus carriers)	Dosage	Minimum Age	Active Ingredients
Seresto® Flea & Tick Collars	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	every 8 months	7 wks or older	flumethrin, imidacloprid
Preventic Tick Collar	No	No	Yes	No	every 3 months	12 wks or older	amitraz
Scalibor® Protector Band	Yes	No	Yes	No	up to every 6 months	12 wks or older	deltamethrin
Spectra SHIELD^TM Flea & Tick Collar Attached Medallion	Yes	No	Yes	No	every 4 months	6 months or older	zetacypermethrin, piperonyl butoxide

	Kills Adult Fleas	Controls Flea Development	Kills Ticks (Lyme Disease vectors)	Repels & Kills Mosquitoes (Heartworm, West Nile Virus carriers)	Dosage	Minimum Age	Active Ingredients
Frontline® Spray	Yes	No	Yes	No	monthly	8 wks or older	fipronil
Adams Plus Flea & Tick Spray and Shampoo	Yes	Yes	Yes	spray repels	spray protects up to 2 months; shampoo 7-10 days for adults, 28 days pre-adult	12 weeks or older	Spray: etofenprox, S-methoprene, piperonyl butoxide. Shampoo: S-methoprene, piperonyl butoxide, pyrethrins
Bio Spot® ACTIVE CARE Flea and Tick Spray for Dogs	Yes	Yes	Yes	repels	from 2 wks (new adults) to 2 months (re-infestation)	10 wks or older	etofenprox, S-methoprene, piperonyl butoxide
Flys Off® Mist	Yes	No	Yes	repels	every 9 days	12 wks or older	pyrethrins, piperonyl butoxide, n-octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide, di-n-propyl isocinchomeronate
Vet’s Best Natural Flea & Tick Spray and Shampoo	Yes	Yes – spray only	Yes	repels	Repeat as necessary	12 wks or older	peppermint oil, clove extract, sodium lauryl sulfate
Resultix^TM Tick Spray from Bayer	No	No	Yes	No	as often as needed	all ages	isopropyl myristate
Bio-Groom Flea & Tick Shampoo by Bio-Derm	Yes	No	Yes	No	weekly	12 wks or older	pyrethrins, piperonyl butoxide, n-octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide
FiproGuard Flea & Tick Spray	Yes	No	Yes	No	monthly	8 wks or older	fipronil

	Kills Adult Fleas	Controls Flea Development	Kills Ticks (Lyme Disease vectors)	Repels & Kills Mosquitoes (Heartworm, West Nile Virus carriers)	Dosage	Minimum Age	Active Ingredients
Capstar® Tablets	Yes	No	No	No	one	4 weeks & older; 2 lbs	nitenpyram
Sentry Capguard™ (Nitenpyram) for Dogs	Yes	No	No	No	one	4 weeks & older; 2 lbs	nitenpyram
Bayer advantus™ for Dogs	Yes	No	No	No	one	10 weeks & older; 4 lbs	imidacloprid