Parasites & Vectors

Table 3 Acaricidal efficacy of DPP-treated dog hair against Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes scapularis ticks

From: Vectra 3D (dinotefuran, pyriproxyfen and permethrin) prevents acquisition of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto by Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes scapularis ticks in an ex vivo feeding model

Day of exposure	Ixodes ricinus						Ixodes scapularis
	GM number of alive ticks				Acaricidal efficacy (%)		GM number of alive ticks		Acaricidal efficacy (%)
	1 h		2 h		1 h	2 h	1 h		1 h
	Non-treated controls	DPP-treated group	Non-treated controls	DPP-treated group	1 h	2 h	Non-treated controls	DPP-treated group	1 h
2	30	0	30	0	100	100	30	0	100
7	30	0	30	0	100	100	N/A	N/A	N/A
14	30	0	30	0	100	100	30	0	100
21	30	0	30	0	100	100	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	30	0.97	30	0	96.9	100	30	0	100
35	30	1.45	30	0	95.3	100	N/A	N/A	N/A

/ no experiment conducted for Ixodes scapularis due to limited tick availability

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