Table 6

The 6 and 12 hour incubation efficacy of hair coat samples of dogs and cats wearing imidacloprid 10%/flumethrin 4.5% collars for 8 months, on adult Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks

Sampling day = Day after treatment

7

14

21

30

59

90

120

149

181

210

240


killing1

efficacy

cat [%]

6 hours

100

83

100

100

100

100

100

67

33

0

50



dog[%]

100

67

100

83

100

100

100

100

100

100

83



overall2

efficacy

cat [%]

100

83

100

100

100

100

100

67

33

100

50



dog[%]

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

83


killing1

efficacy

cat [%]

12 hours

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

83

100

100



dog[%]

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100



overall2 efficacy

cat [%]

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100



dog[%]

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100


1 killing efficacy was calculated from ticks being dead or moribund2 overall efficacy was calculated from ticks being dead or moribund + atactic ticks

Stanneck et al. Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:73   doi:10.1186/1756-3305-5-73

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