Oviposition behaviour of Phlebotomus argentipes - A laboratory-based study

Abstract

online | memorias.ioc.fiocruz.brPhlebotomus argentipes, the vector of Indian kalaazar, has received much attention because of its transmission of Leishmania donovani (Mukhopadhyay & Mishra 1991). Surprisingly, very little information is available on the breeding habitats of P. argentipes. Consequently, the lack of information on the breeding of sandflies prevents us from locating these habitats and inhibits the targeting of prevention measures against the pre-imaginal stages of sandflies.To study sandfly biol…