Table 8 Efficacy of imidacloprid 10%/flumethrin 4.5% collars 48 hours after each infestation of cats with Amblyomma americanum or R. turanicus
From: Efficacy of an imidacloprid/flumethrin collar against fleas and ticks on cats
Study day or week | Activity and efficacy (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Tick species | Amblyomma americanum | Rhipicephalus turanicus |
Day - 1 | 50 ticks (mixed sexes) | 50 ticks (25ā 25ā) |
Day 0 | Collars fitted to cats in treated group | |
Day 2 (therapeutic efficacy) | 93.3 | 88.2 |
Day 5 | 100 | - |
Day 14 | 100 | - |
Day 18 | - | 99.5 |
Week 4 | - | 98.1 |
Week 6 | 100 | - |
Week 8 | - | 94.4 |
Week 10 | 100 | - |
Week 12 | - | 95.7 |
Week 14 | 98.5 | - |
Week 16 | - | 94.1 |
Week 18 | 97.7 | - |
Week 22 | 100 | - |
Week 24 | - | 97.8 |
Week 26 | 100 | - |
Week 28 | - | 95.7 |
Week 30 | 100 | - |
Week 32 | - | 94.4 |
Week 34 | 100 | 100 |