Table 4.
The percentage of ticks at each site that tested positive for having fed on either a shrew (Soricidae), mouse (Peromyscus), squirrel (Sciuridae), or all other hosts tested (Odocoileus, Aves, Felis, Arvicolinae, or Lagomorpha).
| Site | Year | No. tested | Shrew | Mouse | Squirrela | All other hosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. pos (%) | No. pos (%) | No. pos (%) | No. pos (%) | |||
| Naushon | 2018 | 28 | 14 (50) | 1 (4) | 0 | 3 (11) |
| 2020 | 28 | 19 (68) | 3 (11) | 0 | 5 (18) | |
| Martha’s Vineyard | ||||||
| VH | 2019 | 57 | 29 (51) | 2 (4) | 0 | 17 (30) |
| Chil-1 | 2019 | 47 | 0 | 6 (13) | 0 | 14 (30) |
| Chil-2 | 2020 | 38 | 20(53) | 6 (16) | 1 (3) | 12 (32) |
| Chil-3 | 2020 | 29 | 14 (48) | 1 (3) | 0 | 4(14) |
| Chap-1 | 2019 | ndb | — | — | — | — |
| Chap-2 | 2020 | 50 | 23 (46) | 6 (12) | 1 (2) | 6 (12) |
| WT | 2019 | 54 | 21 (39) | 7 (13) | 14 (26) | 15 (28) |
| 2020 | 50 | 21 (42) | 2 (4) | 5 (10) | 5 (10) | |
| AQ | 2020 | 19 | 6 (32) | 1 (5) | 0 | 9 (47) |
| Nantucket | 2020 | 51 | 6 (12) | 5 (10) | 2 (4) | 27 (53) |
| Rhode Island | ||||||
| MB | 2020 | 50 | 5 (10) | 1 (2) | 21 (42) | 7 (14) |
| Trust | 2020 | 50 | 2 (4) | 10 (20) | 2 (4) | 18 (36) |
aPrimers amplify other Sciuridae.
bnd not done.