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Table 9 Summary of replete blacklegged tick larvae successfully molting for each test group

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

Test group ID

Total mice

Mean larvae placed in each capsule day 0

Total replete larvae placed in desiccator

Mean replete larvae placed in desiccator

Total replete larvae molting

Mean replete larvae molting

C24-15

10

40

118

11.8

79

7.9

T24-15

10

40

13

1.3

7

0.7

C168-21

10

40

141

14.1

96

9.6

T168-21

10

40

20

2

8

0.8

C168-35

10

40

109

10.9

80

8

T168-35

9

40

24

2.7

13

1.4