Table 8 Mean number of attached blacklegged tick larvae (±SD) per mouse observable within each capsule within each test group
Test group | Observable attached ticks, post-tick attachment | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Day 2 | Day 4 | |||||||
Non-engorged | Engorging | Non-engorged | Engorging | |||||
Total | Mean ± SD | Total | Mean ± SD | Total | Mean ± SD | Total | Mean ± SD | |
C24-1 | 16 | 1.6 ± 2.0 | 107 | 10.7 ± 2.5 | 1 | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 14 | 1.4 ± 1.6 |
T24-1 | 125 | 12.5 ± 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 13.2 ± 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
C24-15 | 33 | 3.3 ± 1.3 | 82 | 8.2 ± 2.7 | 3 | 0.3 ± 0.5 | 21 | 2.1 ± 1.0 |
T24-15 | 136 | 13.6 ± 2.5 | 7 | 0.7 ± 1.3 | 147 | 14.7 ± 2.9 | 4 | 0.4 ± 1.0 |
C168-21 | 25 | 2.5 ± 1.8 | 95 | 9.5 ± 4.0 | 6 | 0.6 ± 1.0 | 26 | 2.6 ± 2.0 |
T168-21 | 107 | 10.7 ± 2.4 | 16 | 1.6 ± 2.3 | 114 | 11.4 ± 2.3 | 4 | 0.4 ± 0.7 |
C168-35 | 30 | 3.0 ± 2.4 | 79 | 7.9 ± 2.0 | 9 | 0.9 ± 1.1 | 32 | 3.2 ± 1.6 |
T168-35 | 55 | 6.1 ± 2.7 | 37 | 4.1 ± 1.4 | 70 | 7.8 ± 2.6 | 17 | 1.9 ± 1.4 |
Control total | 104 | 2.6 ± 2.0 | 363 | 9.1 ± 3.0 | 19 | 0.5 ± 0.8 | 93 | 2.3 ± 1.7 |
Treatment total | 423 | 10.8 ± 3.7 | 60 | 1.5 ± 2.1 | 463 | 11.9 ± 3.5 | 25 | 0.6 ± 1.1 |