Fig. 1

Mean counts of Rhipicephalus microplus females (4.5–8 mm in length) parasitizing cattle for 343 days of different strategic control protocols. Legend: α = Day that cattle from T01 received fluralaner (2.5 mg/kg) pour-on—every 42 days between November 2020 to June 2021; β = Day that cattle from T02 received fluralaner (2.5 mg/kg) pour-on—after the treatment on Day 0, the retreatments were performed when ticks < 4 mm were visualized in ≥ 30% (5/15) of the animals from this group; µ = day that cattle from T03 received a palliative treatment with spray, when the mean tick count of this group was ≥ 30