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.
Daily maximum temperatures during the heat wave were roughly 10 Â°C (18 Â°F) above average in many locations. Capital cities Adelaide and Melbourne recorded temperatures over 40 Â°C (104 Â°F) and 35 Â°C (95 Â°F) respectively, which are unusual for November.Above average temperatures in the region began in late October and persisted until mid-November 2009.he average in January and February is around 20 millimetres (0.8 inches), but completely rainless months are by no means uncommon, and in 1893 sixty-nine days passed without measurable rainfall.