Table 1.

Geometric (arithmetic) mean counts of live Ixodes ricinus and Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks in Study 1

Tick species	Day	Untreated control		Lotilaner
		Mean	Range	Mean	Range	Efficacy (%)	Comparison
Ixodes ricinus	2	18.3 (18.6)	14–26	0.0 (0.0)	0–0	100 (100)	t (14) = 46.6, P < 0.0001
	9	24.5 (24.8)	20–28	0.3 (0.4)	0–1	98.8 (98.5)	t (14) = 21.9, P < 0.0001
	16	22.9 (23.6)	13–32	0.0 (0.0)	0–0	100 (100)	t (14) = 32.6, P < 0.0001
	23	23.6 (25.1)	11–33	0.0 (0.0)	0–0	100 (100)	t (14) = 23.0, P < 0.0001
	30	24.0 (24.6)	16–35	0.5 (0.8)	0–3	98.0 (97.0)	t (14) = 12.7, P < 0.0001
	37	24.2 (25.1)	12–35	0.0 (0.0)	0–0	100 (100)	t (14) = 29.4, P < 0.0001
Rhipicephalus sanguineus	2	25.0 (26.8)	9–40	0.0 (0.0)	0–0	100 (100)	t (14) = 21.4, P < 0.0001
	9	29.7 (30.5)	18–39	0.0 (0.0)	0–0	100 (100)	t (14) = 37.6, P < 0.0001
	16	27.4 (28.6)	15–37	0.0 (0.0)	0–0	100 (100)	t (14) = 28.7, P < 0.0001
	23	31.4 (32.3)	21–48	0.0 (0.0)	0–0	100 (100)	t (14) = 40.8, P < 0.0001
	30	31.8 (32.6)	19–43	0.1 (0.1)	0–1	99.6 (99.7)	t (14) = 27.6, P < 0.0001
	37	29.8 (30.8)	17v41	0.1 (0.1)	0–1	99.6 (99.7)	t (14) = 25.4, P < 0.0001