Table 2.
Prevalence (%) of infection (sample size) of Myotis lucifugus and M. septentrionalis with any ectoparasite at each of 20 swarming sites in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Aug–Oct 2010.
| Site | M. lucifugus (n) | M. septentrionalis (n) | % of all bats infected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | Berryton Cave (NB) | 31 (29) | 0 (3) | 28 |
| (2) | Cape D'Or (NS) | 0 (1) | 0 (4) | 0 |
| (3) | Cave of the Bats (NS) | 100 (3) | 67 (15) | 72 |
| (4) | Cheverie Cave (NS) | 42 (26) | 40 (10) | 42 |
| (5) | Frenchman's (NS) | 33 (6) | 45 (11) | 41 |
| (6) | Gays River (NS) | N/A (0) | 10 (10) | 10 |
| (7) | Hayes Cave (NS) | 74 (39) | 33 (3) | 71 |
| (8) | Glenelg (NS) | 44 (25) | 100 (5) | 53 |
| (9) | Howes Cave (NB) | 20 (5) | 56 (18) | 48 |
| (10) | Lake Charlotte (NS) | 83 (12) | 83 (6) | 83 |
| (11) | Lear Shaft (NS) | 54 (24) | 25 (16) | 43 |
| (12) | Minasville Cave (NS) | 33 (24) | 35 (20) | 34 |
| (13) | Natural Bridge Cave (NS) | 100 (2) | 50 (6) | 63 |
| (14) | Peddlers Cave (NS) | N/A (0) | 40 (5) | 40 |
| (15) | Rawdon Gold Mine (NS) | 40 (52) | 62 (60) | 52 |
| (16) | Reid Road (NS) | 50 (6) | 33 (3) | 44 |
| (17) | Upper Road (NS) | 25 (12) | 70 (10) | 45 |
| (18) | Vault Cave (NS) | 15 (13) | 50 (2) | 20 |
| (19) | Whites Cave (NB) | 56 (9) | 26 (23) | 34 |
| (20) | Woodville Cave (NS) | 42 (12) | 63 (8) | 50 |
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| Total | 46 (300) | 48 (237) | 47 | |