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Table 3 Fipronil bait consumption by treatment group mice (n = 30) (Mean ± SD)

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

Treatment group

Sex

Body Weight (g)

Consumption

Bait (g)

Fipronil (mg)

Fipronil (mg)/Body weight (kg)

TDay1

Male

19.1 ± 1.4

6.9 ± 2.1

0.35 ± 0.10

17.89 ± 3.97

Female

17.2 ± 1.5

6.6 ± 1.5

0.33 ± 0.08

19.03 ± 2.82

Overall

18.11 ± 1.7

6.8 ± 1.8

0.34 ± 0.09

18.46 ± 3.49

TDay9

Male

18.7 ± 1.0

6.5 ± 0.4

0.33 ± 0.02

17.47 ± 1.28

Female

17.3 ± 1.4

6.1 ± 0.6

0.31 ± 0.03

17.85 ± 2.45

Overall

18.0 ± 1.4

6.3 ± 0.6

0.32 ± 0.03

17.66 ± 1.96

TDay15

Male

20.2 ± 2.5

6.9 ± 1.3

0.35 ± 0.06

16.99 ± 1.22

Female

17.3 ± 1.4

6.0 ± 1.0

0.30 ± 0.05

16.90 ± 4.12

Overall

19.2 ± 3.1

6.5 ± 1.2

0.32 ± 0.06

16.94 ± 3.04