Table 6 Geometric (arithmetic) mean counts of live, female I. ricinus ticks and percent efficacy of lotilaner, 12 hours after post-treatment infestations

7

Pre-incubation

13.62 (13.75)

11–17

0 (0)

0–0

100 (100)

t₍₇₎ = 53.5

< 0.0001

Post-incubation

13.62 (13.75)

11–17

0 (0)

0–0

100 (100)

t₍₇₎ = 53.5

< 0.0001

14

Pre-incubation

17.02 (17.63)

12–28

5.71 (7.88)

1–18

66.5 (55.3)

t₍₇₎ = 3.1

0.0182

Post-incubation.

16.63 (17.13)

11–25

0.93 (1.38)

1–3

94.4 (92)

t₍₇₎ = 8.3

< 0.0001

21

Pre-incubation

13.76 (14.13)

9–18

4.12 (5.00)

1–11

70.1 (64.6)

t₍₇₎ = 4.5

0.0029

Post-incubation.

13.79 (14.13)

9–18

1.39 (1.88)

0–5

89.9 (86.7)

t₍₇₎ = 7.3

0.0002

28

Pre-incubation

15.70 (16.00)

12–21

6.52 (7.63)

2–15

58.5 (52.3)

t₍₇₎ = 3.7

0.0072

Post-incubation.

15.60 (15.88)

12–21

2.34 (2.75)

1–5

85 (82.7)

t₍₇₎ = 8.1

< 0.0001

35

Pre-incubation

12.59 (14.63)

4–23

5.41 (7.38)

3–19

57 (49.6)

t₍₇₎ = 3.2

0.0151

Post-incubation

12.69 (14.50)

4–23

2.51 (3.38)

0–9

80.2 (86.7)

t₍₇₎ = 5.0

0.0016