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2. Indoor residual spraying - Wikipedia

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   Estimated cost per house per 6 months (US$) [6] WHO toxicity rating [7] DDT: Organochlorine: 1–2 >6 1.60 II Fenitrothion: Organophosphate: 2 3–6 14.80 II Malathion: Organophosphate 2 2–3 8.20 III Pirimiphos-methyl: Organophosphate 1–2 2–3 III Propoxur: Carbamate: 1–2 3–6 18.80 II Bendiocarb: Carbamate 0.1–0.4 2–6 13.80 II ...

3. Flea treatments - Wikipedia

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   Flea adults, larvae, or eggs can be controlled with insecticides. Lufenuron is a veterinary preparation (known as Program) that attacks the larval flea's ability to produce chitin, necessary for the adult's hard exoskeleton, but it does not kill fleas. Flea medicines need to be used with care because many of them also affect mammals.

4. Pest control - Wikipedia

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   Tent fumigation of a house in the United States . Fumigation is the treatment of a structure to kill pests such as wood-boring beetles by sealing it or surrounding it with an airtight cover such as a tent, and fogging with liquid insecticide for an extended period, typically of 24–72 hours. This is costly and inconvenient as the structure ...

5. Flea - Wikipedia

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   A flea can jump 60 times its length in height and 110 times its length in distance, equivalent to a 1.8 m (6 ft) adult human jumping 110 m (361 ft) vertically and 200 m (656 ft) horizontally. Rarely do fleas jump from dog to dog. Most flea infestations come from newly developed fleas from the pet's environment. [6]

6. Dipylidium caninum - Wikipedia

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   Dipylidium life cycle. Dipylidium caninum, also called the flea tapeworm, double-pored tapeworm, or cucumber tapeworm (in reference to the shape of its cucumber-seed-like proglottids, though these also resemble grains of rice or sesame seeds) is a cyclophyllid cestode that infects organisms afflicted with fleas and canine chewing lice, including dogs, cats, and sometimes human pet-owners ...

7. Poison Profits -- The Lead Paint Blame Game - The Huffington Post

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   At least seven of Ved Parkash’s buildings currently house day cares, according to a HuffPost/WNYC review of the New York state day care registration database. In the past seven years, inspectors found deteriorating lead paint in at least two apartments with a day care in Parkash’s buildings, a review of housing violations showed.