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.
Late May and early June are alive with colour and temperatures usually range from 8 to 22 degrees C (46 to 71 degrees F). Summer is hot, but rarely humid. We wear short sleeves. Daytime temperatures are usually in the 20s (70s) and can go as high as 34 degrees C (93 degrees F). Autumn is clear and bright. September afternoons can be quite warm, evenings cool. Temperatures range from 8 to 22 degrees C (46 to 71 degrees F).