Assertion: flea | /r/CapableOf | become resistant
Facets:
value: to most pesticides
type: OTHER
value: to complicate matters
type: PURPOSE
value: to spot-on chemicals
type: OTHER
value: increasingly
type: DEGREE
value: to the synthetic chemicals science
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Worse yet, as fleas become increasingly resistant to the synthetic chemicals science has produced for their control, pesticide manufacturers are making their products increasingly stronger — and more dangerous — in an attempt to keep pace with the parasites.
text: To complicate matters, ticks and fleas are becoming resistant to spot-on chemicals, and because of this, manufacturers are adding more potent ingredients, or combining a number of different toxic ingredients, to each dose of their products.
text: Fleas and ticks have become resistant to most pesticides used against them, prompting companies to continually develop new products, to which the pests eventually also develop resistance.