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Table 2 Efficacy of a new combination of fipronil and permethrin against Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Study B)

From: Acaricidal efficacy of a new combination of fipronil and permethrin against Ixodes ricinus and Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks

Study day

Geometric mean of live ticks

 

Untreated control dogs (n = 6)

Treated dogs (n = 6)

Efficacy (%)

2

35.9

2.0

94.4*

9

27.0

0.0

100.0*

16

33.1

0.0

100.0*

23

38.7

0.5

98.7*

30

32.0

0.6

98.0*

  1. *Significant difference between the tick population means of the treated and control groups (p ≤ 0.005).