Rearing and Biology of Phlebotomus sergenti the Main Vector of Anthroponotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Iran

摘要

Background:Establishment of sand flies laboratory colonies is essential to understand various biological aspects of Phlebotominae sand flies. The aims of the current study were to establish the colony of Phlebotomus sergenti Parrot (1917), the main vector of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in old world, and to study biological parameters of this species.