Effect of different blood sources on the feeding time of sand fly, Phlebotomus Papatasi

Abstract EN

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.

Keywords: Egypt, Phlebotomus papatasi, phlebotominae, different blood-source, feeding time.