Observations on the Feeding Habits of Phlebotomus Papatasi (Scopoli) Under Simulated Natural Conditions1

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Abstract
The feeding habits of Egyptian P. papatasi held under simulated natural conditions were studied in Cairo, U.A.R. Individual sandflies were found to feed up to 11 times. Intervals between successive feedings ranged from 1–12 days (mean=3 days), and between any 2 feedings, not necessarily successive, from 1–22 days (mean=6 days). Observations were made on the extent of digestion of the previous blood meal at the time of refeeding, the influence of temperature on biting frequency and periodicity, and the anatomical distribution of bites. The significance of the results in relation to the vector potentiality of the species for phlebotomus fever virus is discussed.

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