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Drug	Application	Species Treated	Ectoparasites Controlled	Notes
Tetramethrin	Pour-on, sprays, fumigants	Equids	Horse flies	Often combined with other ectoparasiticides; high toxicity to bees; previously used in other livestock and currently used for dogs and cats
Permethrin	Wipes, sprays, pour-ons, back rubbers, dips, dusts, ear tags	Cattle, sheep, equids, swine	Flies, gnats, mosquitoes, ticks, lice, mites	Has a repellent and knockdown effect; often is combined with synergists and insect growth regulators; high toxicity to fish and cats Ectoparasites controlled differ based on species treated and application method
Cypermethrin/zeta-cypermethrin	Ear tags	Cattle	Flies, lice, ticks	Often combined with abamectin and piperonyl butoxide
	Spray	Equids	Flies, gnats, mosquitoes
	Pour-on	Sheep	Mites (Psoroptes spp)	In some countries available as a pour-on for several tick, fly, lice and mite species on cattle and sheep; has been used for psoroptic mange in sheep
Deltamethrin	Pour-on	Cattle, sheep	Flies, lice, ticks	Use has been limited due to dung beetle concerns
Flumethrin	Dips, pour-ons, sprays	Cattle, sheep	Ticks	These uses are not permitted in the US
Cyfluthrin	Pour-on, premises spray	Cattle	Flies, lice
Beta-cyfluthrin	Ear tags, premises applications	Cattle	Flies, ticks	Currently the only fifth-generation pyrethroid with longer lasting activity and higher potency than previous pyrethroid generations