The FRANCODEX DIMETHICONE ANTI-PARASITE SPRAY, made without using chemical pesticides or insecticides, is a mechanical barrier against external pests: the dimethicone acts like a trap that engulfsthe pests, especially red mites, which are unable to move and fall off the animal within a few minutes. The dimethicone's purely mechanical action means it works against adult pests, larvae and eggs, and can be used on any type of birds and small mammals.