Table 3.
Number of infected and uninfected C. pipiens that fed on uninfected garter snakes at 15 days and 30 days post-feeding on an infected or uninfected (control) garter snake.
| 15 days Post-feeding |
30 days Post-feeding |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number that fed on snakes | Number that did not feed | Number that fed on snakes | Number that did not feed | |
| Infected mosquitoes | 26 | 55 | 1 | 29 |
| Uninfected mosquitoes | 25 | 24 | 1 | 9 |
A significantly lower proportion of infected mosquitoes fed on snakes at 15 days PF than uninfected mosquitoes. A statistically significant difference was not observed in the proportion of infected or uninfected mosquitoes that fed on snakes at 30 days PF.