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3 resultsfor “impact of UK flea treatment regulations”

Health

Vets advise ban on over the counter flea treatment for pets

UK in 2017 and 2018 respectively, due to evidence they were killing off bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Ecological consultant Matthew Shardlow said he believed the active ingredients in flea treatments are so toxic

BBC NewsJun 10
Science

Experts call for restrictions on pet flea treatments that harm UK songbirds

flea treatments. Fipronil and imidacloprid are known to impair breeding success in garden birds and to disrupt their neurological function, the researchers said, while [permethrin has been found](https://academic.oup.com/conphys/article/8/1/coaa076/5890380?login=false) to slow the growth

The Guardian WorldApr 21
Science

Toxic chemicals in pet flea treatments harming wildlife, UK study warns

impacts in rivers but in public parks where dandelions were so heavily polluted that it is likely to harm caterpillars and pollinators,” said Shardlow. Flea and tick treatments, which are commonly used on the nation

The Guardian WorldMay 21