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Table 3 Percent acaricidal efficacy of the new combination of fipronil and permethrin at 48 h post-infestation against D. reticulatus on dogs

From: Repellency, prevention of attachment and acaricidal efficacy of a new combination of fipronil and permethrin against the main vector of canine babesiosis in Europe, Dermacentor reticulatus ticks

 

Mean number of live ticks counted on dog

Acaricidal efficacy (%)

Infestation day

Untreated control group (10 dogs)

Treated group (10 dogs)

1

32.5

0.1

99.6

7

35.9

0.0

100.0

14

34.7

0.0

100.0

21

33.7

0.0

100.0

28

31.2

0.1

99.5

  1. Number of ticks differed statistically significantly between treatment groups (p < 0.002).