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Table 2 Flea oviposition control after feeding on blood containing fluralaner at sub-insecticidal concentrations

From: Fluralaner, a novel isoxazoline, prevents flea (Ctenocephalides felis) reproduction in vitro and in a simulated home environment

Fluralaner (ng/mL)

Oviposition control (%)

Exposure daya

 

3

4

5

8

9

10

Meanb

50.0

100

100

100

NA

NA

NA

100

25.0

100

100

100

NA

NA

NA

100

12.5

99.6

100

100

98.9

99.1

100

99.6

6.25

82.6

85.9

81.3

79.9

67.5

86.4

80.6

3.13

32.0

35.7

43.1

70.5

59.9

62.0

50.5

1.56

0

0

17.3

49.8

30.1

29.2

21.1

0.78

8.7

3.0

13.8

12.5

0

18.5

9.4

0.39

6.72

22.8

23.2

23.8

0

20.3

16.1

0.19

0

5.1

21.0

15.1

0

13.9

9.2

0.09

0

11.3

10.9

16.7

0.3

8.1

7.9

  1. aNo egg counts were performed on exposure days 6 and 7.
  2. bArithmetic mean.
  3. NA: not applicable because all fleas were killed (Table 1).