title: [Research progress on the resting habits of major sandflies and control strategy].
abstract: Based on the comprehensive studies in the past years, the authors reviewed important findings on biology, especially the resting habits, of the four major species of sandflies transmitting visceral leishmaniasis. The effective ways for sandfly control were also discussed.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Parasitic diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Collaborating Center for Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis, Shanghai.
authors.forename: Guang-hua
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Chang-fa
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D010691:Phlebotomus / Q000502:physiology*