Share. Flea and tick collars vary in their active ingredient. Often, these collars contain amitraz (a chemical that is an alpha2-adrenergic agonist and monoamine oxidase inhibitor), organophosphates or carbamates, or pyrethrins/pyrethroids. Please see each individual active ingredient for more information.
The mean minimum temperature for May 2012 at Adelaide (Kent Town) was 9.3 C, 0.9 C below the long term May average of 10.2 C. This resulted in the coolest May since 2006. By comparison, May 2011 saw minimum temperature for the month average 10.0 C.
The coldest minimum temperature during September 2012 in the Adelaide and Hills area was 1.8 Â°C observed at both Parafield Airport on the 18th and at Mount Lofty on the 29th. The coolest nights on average were recorded at Mount Lofty with 6.4 Â°C.