Effect of Different Blood Sources on the Feeding Time of Sand Fly, Phlebotomus Papatasi.
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چکیده
The feeding time for sand fly females was determined experimentally by feeding of thirty females (3-5 days-old) sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi on different blood sources (human, pigeon, hamster and blab C mice). Mean feeding time was longest on blab C mice, 8.55 minutes, followed by hamster, 7.05 minutes, then pigeon, 4.84minutes, and finally human, 4.69 minutes. Significant difference was observed in the feeding time between females fed on hamster and balb c mice but there is no significant difference between females fed on human and pigeon.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
دوره 45 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015