title: Laboratory bionomics of the newly colonized sandfly Phlebotomus bergeroti Parrot.
abstract: A colony of Phlebotomus bergeroti was established from blooded females collected in Djibouti. The colony is currently in its 12th generation and demonstrates a high degree of autogeny despite efforts to select for blood-feeding. Studies of the bionomics of this species included an assessment of the effects of human blood, hamster blood, and sucrose on egg production, viability, and development of the F1 progeny.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hanafi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fryauff
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D015730:Djibouti; D004772:Entomology / Q000379:methods*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic; D008136:Longevity; D008647:Mesocricetus / Q000097:blood; D010691:Phlebotomus / Q000502:physiology*; D012098:Reproduction; D013045:Species Specificity; D013395:Sucrose / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D013395:Sucrose