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Table 5 Estimated individual fipronil consumption by treatment group white-footed mice (n = 40)

From: Efficacy of low-dose fipronil bait against blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) larvae feeding on white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) under simulated field conditions

Treatment group

Sex

Mean body weight ± SD (g)

Mean total bait consumed/mouse (g)

Mean bait consumed/mouse/day (g)

Mean daily fipronil consumed/mouse (mg)

Mean daily fipronil consumed/mouse (mg/kg)

Reduced bait exposure

Male

22.3 ± 2.0

3.8

3.8

0.19

8.5

Female

21.9 ± 3.1

3.2

3.2

0.16

7.3

Extended bait exposure

Male

21.2 ± 1.9

13.8

2.0

0.10

4.7

Female

20.9 ± 1.9

13.6

1.9

0.10

4.8