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

Table 7 Summary of the total number and mean non-engorged and replete blacklegged tick larvae collected from moats over the course of post-tick attachment

Mouse test group	Total larvae introduced onto mice	Larvae collected from moats
Mouse test group	Total larvae introduced onto mice	Total non-engorged larvae recovered	Mean ± SD non-engorged larvae per mouse	Proportion of mice with non-engorged larvae (%)	Total replete larvae recovered	Mean ± SD replete larvae per mouse	Proportion of mice with replete larvae (%)
C24-1	400	58	5.8 ± 4.5	100	160	16.0 ± 4.9	100
T24-1	400	76	7.6 ± 4.6	100	0	0	0
C24-15	400	78	7.8 ± 2.9	100	118	11.8 ± 3.9	100
T24-15	400	118	11.8 ± 5.6	100	13	1.3 ± 4.1	10
C168-21	400	107	10.7 ± 4.2	100	141	14.1 ± 2.8	100
T168-21	400	127	12.7 ± 6.7	100	20	2.0 ± 3.3	40
C168-35	400	128	12.8 ± 5.8	100	109	10.9 ± 2.6	100
T168-35	360	143	15.9 ± 7.0	100	24	2.7 ± 1.7	88.9
Control total	1600	371	9.3 ± 5.1	100	528	13.2 ± 4.1	100
Treatment total	1560	464	11.9 ± 6.5	100	57	1.5 ± 2.9	33.3

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