Table 3.

Coefficients for the best-fit Bayesian network model for tick abundance in Illinois by region, species, and lifestage using generalized linear models

Observed variable	Region	Intercept		Precipitation		Tmax		DP		VPmax		VPmin
		Fall	Summer	Fall	Summer	Fall	Summer	Fall	Summer	Fall	Summer	Fall	Summer
Precip	All	92.5	152
Tmax	All	8.57	6.02	0.0084	0.0056			1.33	1.16			−1.4	1.49
DP	Central	−5.01	19.4	0.028	−7.83E-05							16.8	−0.93
	South	16.4	19.9	−0.051	−0.0051							2.24	0.40
VPmax	Central	0.053	−25.5	0.017	0.00078	0.415	2.28	0.419	−1.32			−0.55	0.81
	South	−15.9	−19.7	−0.0044	−0.00031	2.03	1.68	−1.29	−0.653			−1.02	1.06
VPmin	Central	0.80		0.00084
	South	0.77		−0.00050
Ixodes scapularis Nymphs	All	0.22
Dermacentor Variabilis Nymphs	All	0.050
Amblyomma Americanum Nymphs	All	0.48	11.4
Ixodes scapularis Adults	All	1.84	0.27							−0.077	−0.013
Dermacentor Variabilis Adults	Central	−3.4		0.041								1.48
	South	15.1		0.028								−19.44
Ixodes scapularis Adults	Central	−0.28		0.0065
	South	−0.41		0.031

Monthly climate variables were T_max (average daily maximum temperature), DP (average daily dew point), VP_max (average daily maximum vapor pressure deficit), VP_min (average daily minimum vapor pressure deficit), and Precip (total precipitation).