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

Table 4 Efficacy of fipronil bait in preventing larvae from feeding to repletion

Test group	Total no. of replete larvae		No of replete larvae recovered	Mean no. of replete larvae per animal ± SD	Repletion efficacy (%)
Test group	Day 3 ^ab	Day 4 ^ab	No of replete larvae recovered	Mean no. of replete larvae per animal ± SD	Repletion efficacy (%)
CDay1	77	55	132	13.2 ± 4.6
CDay9	92	90	182	18.2 ± 4.0
CDay15	95	93	188	18.8 ± 7.3
Control total	264	238	502
TDay1	0	0	0	0	100
TDay9	0	0	0	0	100
TDay15	0	0	0	0	100
Treatment total	0	0	0		100

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