Table 2. The effect of temperature on R. conorii conorii-infected and non-infected Rhipicephalus sanguineus adults.

ADULTS
	Non-infected			R. conorii-infected			p values (total deaths non-infected/infected)
	Deaths before attach	Deaths after attach	Total deaths (%)	Deaths before attach	Deaths after attach	Total deaths (%)
	1 month at 4°C then 25°C for 4 days
Exp.1	0	0	0/40	2/40	2/40	4/40
Exp.2	0	0	0/40	10/40	0	10/40
Exp.3				3/40	13/40	16/40
Total			0/80			30/120 (25%)	0.0001
	25°C for 1 month
Exp.1	0	0	0/40	0	0	0/40
Exp.2	0	0	0/40	0	0	0/40
Exp.3	0	0	0/40	0	2/40	2/40
Total			0/120			2/120 (1.6%)
	37°C for 1 month
Exp.1	8/40	8/40	16/40	20/40	6/40	26/40
Exp.2	4/40	2/40	6/40	10/40	5/40	15/40
Exp.3	4/40	3/40	7/40	30/40	4/40	34/40
Total			29/120 (24%)			75/120 (62.5%)	0.0001