Table 1 Geometric (arithmetic) mean counts of live ticks and percent reduction from baseline in each group

1

2.59 (3.67)

–

2.17 (2.61)

–

2

0.05 (0.09)

98.3 (97.7)

t_(200.37) = 26.6

<0.0001

0.12 (0.21)

94.4 (92.0)

t₍₁₅₂₎ = 17.9

<0.0001

3

0.07 (0.16)

97.2 (95.7)

t_(228.96) = 24.9

<0.0001

0.11 (0.23)

94.9 (91.0)

t₍₁₅₂₎ = 17.6

<0.0001

4

0.07 (0.15)

97.3 (95.9)

t_(228.17) = 25.0

<0.0001

0.16 (0.23)

92.7 (91.0)

t_(144.27) = 17.5

<0.0001

5

0.05 (0.09)

97.9 (97.5)

t_(199.31) = 26.5

<0.0001

0.07 (0.10)

97.0 (96.0)

t_(119.53) = 21.0

<0.0001

1

2.54 (3.61)

–

2.22 (2.70)

–

2

0.04 (0.08)

98.4 (97.9)

t_(219.73) = 28.1

<0.0001

0.17 (0.34)

92.2 (87.6)

t₍₁₇₀₎ = 16.0

<0.0001

3

0.08 (0.15)

96.9 (95.6)

t_(255.62) = 25.9

<0.0001

0.15 (0.35)

93.2 (87.0)

t₍₁₆₉₎ = 16.1

<0.0001

4

0.07 (0.14)

97.3 (96.0)

t_(252.87) = 26.2

<0.0001

0.15 (0.22)

93.4 (92.0)

t_(156.24) = 18.6

<0.0001

5

0.06 (0.10)

97.6 (97.1)

t_(230.92) = 27.2

<0.0001

0.07 (0.11)

96.9 (96.0)

t_(132.43) = 21.6

<0.0001