Table 3.
Parameters of parasitic phase in Dermacentor reticulatus females infesting the rabbit host, after application of permethrin solutions on unfed females at temperature 20 ± 3 °C and 50 ± 3° % RH
| Parameter | Statistics | Concentration of the solution (%) | Control | H Test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0156 | 0.0312 | 0.0625 | 0.1250 | ||||
| Feeding period (days) | Min | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6.2085 |
| Max | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 16 | ||
| M | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | ||
| SD | 2.9 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3,4 | p = 0.1841 | |
| U Test | 10.0 | 24.0 | 18.5 | 11.5 | x | ||
| p | 0.0605 | 0.1821 | 0.2564 | 0.2999 | x | ||
| Female engorged weight (g) | Min | 0.1719 | 0.1294 | 0.1639 | 0.1294 | 0,1468 | 9.0366 |
| Max | 0.2772 | 0.3469 | 0.3185 | 0.3112 | 0,4637 | ||
| M | 0.2346 | 0.2473 | 0.2380 | 0.2203 | 0,3329 | ||
| SD | 0.0554 | 0.0898 | 0.0775 | 0.1286 | 0,0811 | p = 0.0602 | |
| U Test | 9.0 | 18.0 | 11.0 | 8.0 | x | ||
| p | 0.0495 | 0.0752 | 0.0735 | 0.1560 | x | ||
| Feeding efficiency index *(g/24 h) | Min | 0.0143 | 0.0108 | 0.0126 | 0.0100 | 0,0092 | 9.3192 |
| Max | 0.0212 | 0.0496 | 0.0354 | 0.0346 | 0,0740 | ||
| M | 0.0173 | 0.0243 | 0.0246 | 0.0223 | 0,0421 | ||
| SD | 0.0035 | 0.0175 | 0.0114 | 0.0174 | 0,0181 | p = 0.0536 | |
| U Test | 7.0 | 20.0 | 12.0 | 7.0 | x | ||
| p | 0.0324 | 0.1029 | 0.0887 | 0.1266 | x | ||
*average increase in body mass (in g) per 24 h, M – mean; SD – standard deviation, at permethrin concentrations 0.25 % i 0.5 % no D. reticulatus female was able to complete feeding