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.
Summer: During the Australian summer temperatures range from between 14 degrees Celsius and 29 degrees Celsius with an average of 3 days a month receiving rainfall of up to 2cm and cover the months of January to March.utumn: Autumn fall between April and June and is still fairly warm with temperatures reaching a high of 23 degrees Celsius and a low of 8 degrees. Rainfall is also heavier in autumn, with precipitation being measured at up to 6cm a month over an average of 9 days.