Table 3.

Differences in molting efficiency of larval (A) and nymphal (B) ticks feeding on control, uninfected, and MHV68 infected mice.

Experimenta	Mice	No. of engorged larvae	No. of molted larvae to nymphs	%
A
2	MHV68 infected	613	172	28.0ns
	Control	56	20	35.7
Experimenta	Mice	No. of engorged nymphs	No. of molted nymphs to adults	%
B
3	MHV68 infected	50	24	48.0
	control	27	17	63.0
4	MHV68 infected	99	72	72.7
	Control	30	28	93.3
Total	MHV68 infected	149ns	96	64.4*
	Control	57	45	78.9

^aSee Table 1.

ns, not significantly different from control;

^*significantly different, p = 0.01.