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Published in final edited form as: Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2015 Apr 14;6(4):463–472. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.03.014

Table 3.

Correlation of selected meteorologic indicators and life stages of A. inornatum collected on carbon dioxide traps.

Meterological Indicator^a	Larvae^b Correlation^d		Nymphs^c Correlation^d		Males^c Correlation^d		Females^c Correlation^d		Adults^c Correlation^d
Day Length	−0.217	p<0.03			0.234	p<0.02			0.191	p<0.06^g
Mean Temperature on Trap Day					0.280	p<0.005			0.255	p<0.01
3 Week Mean Temperature^e			−0.185	p<0.07^g	0.231	p<0.02			0.202	p<0.05
3 Week Mean Humidity^e	0.337	p<0.001			0.184	p<0.07^g	0.273	p<0.006	0.220	p<0.03
3 Week Mean Saturation Deficit^e	−0.204	p<0.04
Mean Wind Speed on Trap Day	−0.231	p<0.02
3 Week Mean Wind Speed^e	−0.386	p<0.001
Cloud Cover	−0.326	p<0.001
Total Rain from weeks 1-3			−0.178	p<0.08^g	0.180	p<0.08^g	0.193	p<0.06^g	0.178	p<0.08^g
Total Rain from weeks 1-4							0.195	p<0.06^g
Total Rain from weeks 1-5					0.229	p<0.02	0.193	p<0.05	0.214	p<0.03
Total Rain from weeks 1-6	0.179	p<0.08^g	−0.182	p<0.07^g	0.238	p<0.02			0.207	p<0.04
Total Rain from weeks 2-4^f
Total Rain from weeks 3-5^f	0.190	p<0.06^g
Total Rain from weeks 4-6^f	0.275	p<0.006			0.268	p<0.008
Total Rain from weeks 5-7^f	0.318	p<0.001
Total Rain from weeks 6-8^f	0.371	p<0.001
Total Rain from weeks 7-9^f	0.273	p<0.007
Total Rain from weeks 9-11^f	0.366	p<0.001			0.302	p<0.002	0.190	p<0.06^g	0.285	p<0.004
Total Rain from weeks 11-13^f	0.185	p<0.07^g			0.225	p<0.03			0.243	p<0.02
Total Rain from weeks 13-15^f	0.197	p<0.05
Total Rain from weeks 15-17^f	0.290	p<0.004			−0.260	p<0.01	−0.209	p<0.04	−0.274	p<0.006

Only meteorological indicators with significance p<0.08 or better are shown, df=98 for all correlations.

For larva the mean number of traps that were positive for larva representing different larval hatch events was used.

For nymphs, males, females and total adults the mean number of ticks per trap was used.

Spearman's Coefficient of Rank Correlation was used.

The mean of the daily mean temperature for the previous three weeks (21 days). Similarly for humidity, saturation deficit, wind speed.

Rainfall was totaled for multiple three week (21 days) windows prior to the day of tick collection.

Not Signficant