Table 3.

The density of I. scapularis nymphs and the prevalence of infected I. scapularis nymphs per year

Year	Zone	Deployed bait density	Cumulative bait density	Nymphs	Effortsa	DON (nymphs/efforts)	NIP (%) [Bb+/tested]b
2016	C	0.0	0.0	71	11.25	6.31	22.5 [16/71]
	T1	2.1	0.0	142	12.00	11.83	12.7 [18/142]
2017	C	0.0	0.0	237	42.00	5.64	29.6 [34/115]
	T1	4.4	2.1	317	42.00	7.54	30.0 [39/130]
	T2	2.1	0.0	251	21.50	11.67	32.9 [50/152]
2018	C	0.0	0.0	173	67.50	2.56	40.3 [48/119]
	T1	4.4	6.5	215	67.50	3.19	33.5 [60/179]
	T2	2.1	2.1	155	48.25	3.21	26.2 [34/130]
2019	C	0.0	0	173	69.00	2.51	37.7 [57/151]
	T1	4.4	10.9	391	68.75	5.69	35.1 [101/288]
	T2	2.1	4.2	266	49.50	5.37	36.0 [59/164]
			Total	2391	499.25	4.79	31.4 [516/1641]

DON = density of questing nymphs, NIP = prevalence of infected nymphs.

^aThe total surface sampled in 100 m².

^bThe number of B. burgdorferi-infected nymphs (Bb+) divided by the number nymphs tested.