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 September 2012 rainfall total at Adelaide (Kent Town) was 21.8mm received on 12 rain days. This is very much below the long term average of 60.3 mm on 13 or more rain days, and results in the driest September in Adelaide since 2008 when only 16.0 mm was observed.