Table 5.

Estimated annual per household costs for implementation of tick control programs in the residential portion of the model community, comprising 320 individual residential properties, based on a single method or 2–3 combined methods, calculated using total area and extent of forested habitats on the 320 individual properties

Method	Total annual cost	Annual cost per household	Annual cost range for householdsa
Program with single tick control method
All forested habitat treated with synthetic acaricide/Low end of cost range	$64,698	$202	0–$1,064
Forest ecotone treated with synthetic acaricide/Low end of cost range	$21,216	$66	0–$218
Forest ecotone treated with synthetic acaricide/High end of cost range	$42,432	$132	0–$436
Acaricide treatment of deer with 4-Posters—First year (including device purchase)	$98,008	$306	$8.5–1,117
Acaricide treatment of deer with 4-Posters—Subsequent years	$79,650	$248	$6.9–907
Acaricide treatment of rodents with SELECT TCS	$859,158	$2,685	0–$8,818
Program with multiple tick control methods (2 or 3 methods)
Two control methods—First yearb	$162,706	$508	$8.5–1,331
Two control methods—Year 2 onwardc	$79,650	$249	$6.9–907
Three control methods—First yeard	$1,021,524	$3,192	$8.5–10,008
Three control methods—Year 2 onwarde	$938,468	$2,932	$6.9–9,584

^aSome residential properties include no forested habitat (and thus no forest edge) and would not receive either acaricide application or SELECT TCS bait boxes. On the other hand, all properties would benefit from treating deer which potentially range across all properties regardless of the presence/absence of particular habitats.

^bIncludes a single application of synthetic acaricide (low-end cost) to all forest areas and purchase and maintenance of 4-Poster devices.

^cIncludes only 4-Poster maintenance.

^dIncludes a single application of synthetic acaricide (low-end cost) to all forest areas, purchase and maintenance of 4-Poster devices, and 2 deployments in spring and summer of SELECT TCS bait boxes.

^eIncludes maintenance of 4-Poster devices and continued deployments of SELECT TCS bait boxes.