Table 3 Mortality rate of unfed adult ticks R. sanguineus treated with different concentrations of thyme oil (TO) for 7 successive days.

40% oil

30.00 ± 10.00^ab

50.00 ± 10.00^c

56.67 ± 13.33^c

60.00 ± 15.28^b

66.67 ± 8.82^d

76.67 ± 6.67^c

93.33 ± 6.67^ef

30% oil

3.3 ± 3.33^a

10.00 ± 5.77^a

23.33 ± 6.67^ab

33.33 ± 3.33^ab

56.67 ± 3.33c^d

66.67 ± 3.33^c

76.67 ± 3.33^de

20% oil

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^ab

13.33 ± 3.33^ab

16.67 ± 6.67^a

33.33 ± 3.33b^c

46.67 ± 3.33^b

60.00 ± 5.77^cd

10% oil

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

3.33 ± 3.33^a

26.67 ± 6.67^abc

43.33 ± 3.33^b

53.33 ± 3.33^c

5% oil

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

3.33 ± 3.33^ab

13.33 ± 3.33^a

20.00 ± 5.77^b

Butox^®

20.00 ± 5.77^b

23.33 ± 3.33^b

30.00 ± 5.77^bc

60.00 ± 10.00^b

76.67 ± 13.33^d

93.33 ± 6.67^d

100.00 ± 0.00^f

Control without Tween

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

Control with Tween

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

F(7,16)

7.560

18.011

12.565

13.841

22.967

75.571

95.131

P

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001