Table 3.

Comparison of mean weight ± SEM (g) of questing and foraging adult ticks

Tick species	Sex	Questing ticks	Foraging ticks	Body mass index Foraging/questing
Dermacentor reticulatus	Female	0.00460 ± 0.00017	0.17457 ± 0.01133	37.95
	Male	0.00502 ± 0.00015	0.00516 ± 0.01388	1.03
Ixodes ricinus	Female	0.00149 ± 0.00022	0.01799 ± 0.01265	12.07
	Male	0.00076 ± 0.00021	0.00056 ± 0.02476	0.74