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Table 6 Summary of non-engorged and replete blacklegged tick larvae collected from moats per day post-tick attachment

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

Mouse test group

Larvae

Number of larvae collected from moats (days post-tick attachment)

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Total

Non-engorged

Replete

Non-engorged

Replete

Non-engorged

Replete

Non-engorged

Replete

Non-engorged

Replete

C24-1

400

53

0

2

0

2

40

1

120

58

160

T24-1

400

51

0

10

0

10

0

5

0

76

0

C24-15

400

61

0

12

0

4

13

1

105

78

118

T24-15

400

82

0

17

0

13

2

6

11

118

13

C168-21

400

91

0

9

0

7

12

0

129

107

141

T168-21

400

80

0

26

0

15

1

6

19

127

20

C168-35

400

116

0

11

0

1

3

0

106

128

109

T168-35

360

112

0

20

0

11

5

0

19

143

24

Control total

1600

321

0

34

0

14

68

2

460

371

528

Treatment total

1560

325

0

73

0

49

8

17

49

464

57