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Table 8 Efficacy of imidacloprid 10%/flumethrin 4.5% collars against Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes scapularis on dogs 48 h after each infestation

From: Efficacy of an imidacloprid/flumethrin collar against fleas, ticks, mites and lice on dogs

Study Day or Week

Activity and efficacy (%)

Tick species

Ixodes ricinus

Ixodes scapularis

Day −2

40 ticks (20♂ 20♀)

40 ticks (20♂ 20♀)

–

Day −1

–

–

50 ticks (both sexes)

Day 2 (therapeutic efficacy)

76.7

89.9

96.4

Day 7

100

100

100

Week 4

100

100

100

Week 8

100

100

100

Week 12

100

100

100

Week 16

100

100

100

Week 20

100

100

100

Week 24

100

100

100

Week 28

100

100

100

Week 32

100

100

100

Week 34

100

100

100