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Table 4 Comparison of consumption of fipronil bait and challenge diet (CD) within the treatment and control groups of white-footed mice

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

Control

Test group

Sex

Diet

Consumption (g)

Test group

Sex

Diet

Consumption (g)

Reduced bait exposure

Male (n = 10)

Fipronil bait

38.0

Reduced bait exposure

Male (n = 10)

CD

42.0

CD

4.3

Female (n = 10)

Fipronil bait

31.6

Female (n = 10)

CD

42.7

CD

6.5

Extended bait exposure

Male (n = 10)

Fipronil Bait

138.4

Extended bait exposure

Male (n = 10)

CD

273.2

CD

122.0

Female (n = 10)

Fipronil bait

136.3

Female (n = 10)

CD

170.8

CD

48.0