Table 2 Tick category assignments used to assess the acaricidal effect of treatment
Category | Observations | Acaricidal effect |
|---|---|---|
1 | Live, Free, Unattached | No |
2 | Live, Attached, Not Engorged | No |
3 | Live, Attached and Engorging or Engorged | No |
4 | Dead, Free | Yes |
5 | Dead, Attached, Not Engorged | Yes |
6 | Dead, Attached, Engorging | Yes |
7 | Dead, Attached, Engorged | No |