Table 5 Mean tick counts and percent efficacy of DPP at 48 hours after treatment or infestation against adult R. sanguineus (s.l.)

AM^a tick counts control

27.9

26.4

30.8

31.9

30.8

31.3

24.5

AM tick counts treated

21.5

2.9

0.4

0.5

0.0

4.4

4.6

AM % efficacy

22.9

89.1^c

98.8^c

98.4^c

100.0^c

86.0^c

81.1^c

Test F _(1,14)

–

39.81

83.96

271.72

159.73

55.15

60.79

P-value

–

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

GM^b tick counts control

27.0

24.9

29.7

31.5

30.1

30.0

24.0

GM tick counts treated

20.5

1.6

0.3

0.3

0.0

2.9

2.9

GM % efficacy

23.9

93.5^c

99.2^c

99.1^c

100.0^c

90.4^c

87.8^c

Test F _(1,14)

–

40.64

321.09

286.29

1, 964.66

34.60

26.80

P-value

–

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.0001