Flea + Tick Concentrate Features & BenefitsUpdated 2 years ago

Product Features

Made with All-Natural, Plant-Based Ingredients 

• Clove and cottonseed oil are all-natural ingredients harvested from nature
• DEET-free
• Formaldehyde-free 
• Pesticide-free
• Free of toxins and harmful chemicals 
• A safer alternative to pills, collars, etc.
• Safe to spray directly on your furred animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters only, not recommended for birds and reptiles

Effective Preventative Treatment for Animal Companions 

• Clove and cottonseed oil are known insecticides from nature and have been used by farmers to treat their harvest from parasites like fleas and ticks
• Concentrate effectively kills parasites hiding under your pet’s fur
• Instantly kills fleas, ticks, and ear mites on contact
• Fast-kill formula 
  • It doesn’t work as a repellent against pests. However, it will work to eliminate parasites that are already in your pets. 
• Proven to work on every stage of an insect’s life cycle: eggs, larvae, adult fleas and ticks
• Proven to work on pests that are resistant to Pyrethrum, a common insecticide ingredient. 

Multipurpose Concentrate (Spray-on/Topical + Pet Beds + Lawns + Carpets) 

• The concentrate can be used as a spray-on shampoo for your pets
• Can be sprayed on your pet’s beds, carriers, cages, kennels, and toys
  • We recommend spraying only a light mist and doing a fabric test before treatment to see how the material will react to the solution.
• Can also eliminate fleas and ticks on your pet’s playing areas such as lawns and carpets
• Can be used pure, as a treatment solution for fabrics, carpets, and rugs

Other Features

• 4 oz concentrate can make up to 32 oz of spray
• Use of Forever Spray Bottle keeps plastic off the ocean and landfills

1. Essential oil-based treatment is guaranteed safe for your pets
2. Clove and cottonseed oil effectively kills fleas and ticks hidden under your pet’s fur
3. Multipurpose spray saves you a lot of money in buying separate concentrates, covers all your pet’s needs
4. Easy to spray on your pet’s body, beds, cages, kennels, carriers, and toys!
5. Suitable for furred animals like cats, dogs, rabbits, hamsters, and more
6. Can be used to kill fleas and ticks on your pet’s play areas such as lawns and carpet
7. Effective on every stage in the pests’ life cycle: Quickly eliminates fleas, ticks, ear mites, and even their larvae and eggs 
8. Encourages you to live an eco-friendly lifestyle with the help of the Forever Spray Bottle

The Mechanism (How It Works) 

BugMD’s Flea + Tick Concentrate is an essential oil-based pest killer that uses Clove Oil and Cottonseed Oil as its active ingredients to combat fleas, ticks, and mites, among other pests.

Clove Oil 

Clove Oil is the essential oil extracted from the clove plant. It is most commonly used as a spice for various dishes. Its main active ingredient, eugenol, is also recognized by the EPA as a low-risk fungicide, herbicide, and insecticide.

The insecticidal properties of clove oil and its derivatives have been studied since the 1940s. Clove oil toxicity varies among different insects because of different insect susceptibilities, variability in the concentration of eugenol and other active substances in the clove oil, and feeding behaviors. 

Among many uses, clove oil works as a “direct contact insecticide to kill crawling, flying and stinging insects and arachnids (both indoors and outdoors)”. It is also usually combined with other essential oil such as cottonseed oil to maximize efficacy. 

Little is known about the mechanism of action of eugenol. It is believed to be neurotoxic. In studies with cockroaches (Periplaneta americana & Blatella germanica) and ants (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) exposed to eugenol, Periplaneta americana showed hyperactivity and hyperextension of the abdomen and legs followed by fast knockdown and death, as well as cardiac hyperactivity. In Blatella germanica and Camponotus pennsylvanicus fast knockdown and death was reported after exposure to eugenol. Blockage of octopamine receptors binding sites was also found at lower concentrations.

Cottonseed Oil

Cottonseed Oil is a vegetable oil that is most commonly used as a carrier oil for pesticide formulations. It is considered as generally one of the most insecticidal of the vegetable oils.  Cottonseed Oil in itself is not considered toxic to pests. However, it is used to suffocate pests in conjunction to the active ingredient used. Plant and mineral oils have a long history in pest management, both as an active ingredient and as a spray adjuvant. The effects are mostly physical, with oils adhering to the surface of insects interfering with respiration, effectively suffocating them. When applied to eggs, vegetable oils also prevent gas exchange with the egg membrane.