The Use of a 4% (w/w) Deltamethrin Collar (Scalibor® ProtectorBand) in the Extended Control of Ticks on Dogs

Authors: Van Den Bos R.H.C.¹; Curtis R.J.²

Source: Experimental and Applied Acarology, Volume 28, Numbers 1-4, 2002 , pp. 297-303(7)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Deltamethrin (4%, w/w) formulated in a polymer matrix system (Scalibor® ProtectorBand, Intervet International BV) was evaluated for the prevention of ticks on dogs. Controlled laboratory trials were conducted, wherein dogs wearing anti-tick collars were compared with control dogs and artificially infested by adult Ixodes ricinus and/or Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks. The activity of the collars increased from 24 to 48 h post-treatment (pt) wherein tick numbers were reduced to 78.7% for I. ricinus and to 77% for R. sanguineus. The proportion of ticks controlled after the second infestation on D7 pt increased to 99% for I. ricinus and 99.5% for R. sanguineus. For I. ricinus adult ticks, an efficacy of 95.4% was reached over a period of 5.5 months and approximated 90% for R. sanguineus. Hence, the efficacy of the deltamethrin-impregnated dog collar was >90% for 6 months against both tick species. There was no significant difference between the efficacy of the collar against either R. sanguineus or I. ricinus. A subsequent field study wherein 82 dogs were wearing the collar and monitored for tick infestation indicated that the duration of efficacy was between 5 and 6 months.

Keywords: tick collar; deltamethrin; Ixodes ricinus; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; dog

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Intervet International BV, P.O. Box 31, 5830 AA Boxmeer, The Netherlands Author for correspondence ( ), Email: rene.vandenbos@intervet.com 2: Intervet Innovation GmbH, Schwabenheim, Germany

Publication date: 2002-01-01