Does Advantage kill flea larvae?
Yes, one of the most notable benefits of Advantage is that it is larvicidal. Flea larvae that lurk where your pet plays and sleeps are killed within 20 minutes after coming in contact with Advantage2. This larvicidal effect and the speed of kill of Advantage reduces the need for other environmental flea control products or growth inhibitors. It also inhibits larval development in the pet’s surroundings by greater than 99 percent3. 2Mehlhorn, H., Menke, H., Hansen, O., Effect of Imidacloprid on Adult and Larval Stages of the Flea Ctenocephalides felis after In vivo and In vitro Application, a Light- and Electron-microscopy Study, Parasitology Research, 85:625-637, 1999. 3Hopkins, T.J., Woodley, I., and Gyr, P. (1997) Imidacloprid Topical Formulation: Larvicidal Effect against Ctenocephalides felis in the Surroundings of Treated Dogs, Australian Veterinarian Practitioner, 1996, Vol. 26, p. 210.
