Fig. 7: Effects of SUB immunization on tick engorgement.

Effects of SUB immunization on female (A) and nymph (B) engorgement (n = 8 per group), engorged female weights (n = 14 for engorged females fed on SUB-immunized mouse; n = 15 for engorged females fed on the control mouse) (C) and photographs of females (D). Photographs are representative of two independent experiments. Other results were pooled from two independent experiments. Statistical significance was determined using the Mann–Whitney tests. n.s. not significant.