Table 2.
Mean number (±SE) of ticks found on each species of rodent, separated by age and sex and all rodent sex and age interactions.
| Rodent Species | No. Ticks Collected |
Mean Number of Ticks ± SE |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Hosts | Adult | Subadult | Male | Female | ||
| All Rodents | 610 | 2.17 ± 0.519 | 2.04 ± 0.512 | 3.16 ± 2.109 | 3.37 ± 0.992 | 0.81 ± 0.165 |
| Sigmodon hispidus | 395 | 5.19 ± 1.846 | 1.73 ± 1.434 | 13.77 ± 4.987 | 7.65 ± 2.922 | 2.61 ± 2.232 |
| Peromyscus leucopus | 160 | 1.09 ± 0.173 | 0.87 ± 0.145 | 3.38 ± 1.140 | 1.18 ± 0.227 | 0.98 ± 0.277 |
| Peromyscus maniculatus | 17 | 0.5 ± 0.185 | 0.5 ± 0.185 | 0 ± 0.000 | 0.36 ± 0.203 | 0.56 ± 0.257 |
| Microtus pinetorum | 25 | 1.56 ± 0.737 | 1.26 ± 0.635 | 0 ± 0.000 | 1.33 ± 0.988 | 1.7 ± 0.919 |
| Ochrotomys nuttalli | 13 | 1.85 ± 0.961 | 1.85 ± 0.961 | 0 ± 0.000 | 0.5 ± 0.500 | 2.4 ± 1.288 |
| All Rodents | 610 | 2.17 ± 0.519 | 2.04 ± 0.512 | 3.16 ± 2.109 | 3.37 ± 0.992 | 0.81 ± 0.165 |
aMean number (±SE) of ticks found on female adults was 0.94 ± 0.106, female subadults 14.86 ± 3.262, male adults 2.05 ± 0.219, and male subadults 0.81 ± 0.226.