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Because of Robert Goulding, 60 million dogs and cats are free from fleas and ticks. Goulding, an OSU entomologist, studied time-release pesticides that eventually led to the introduction of the flea collar in 1964.
Working at first with cattle, Goulding developed time-release, resin-based pesticides that could be mounted on posts where cattle could rub, giving themselves a dose of insecticide. His work led to the pet flea collar and other products that release chemicals at a fixed rate, as well as safe methods to dispose of pesticides and other toxic chemicals.
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1960
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Credit Text:
Courtesy OSU Special Collections & Archives
Caption Text:
OSU entomologist Robert Goulding shows the plastic flea collar he invented, 1971. (Photo courtesy OSU Special Collections & Archives.)
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