Scalibor Collar Uses Control of infestations with ticks (Ixodes ricinus; Rhipicephalus sanguineus) for 5 to 6 months. Control of blood sucking by phlebotomine sand flies (Phlebotomus perniciosus) for a period of 5 to 6 months. Anti-feeding effect on adult mosquitoes of the species Culex pipiens for 6 months.