Diel periodicity and visual cues guide oviposition behavior in Phlebotomus papatasi, vector of old-world cutaneous leishmaniasis.

• Main Authors: Tatsiana Shymanovich (Author), Lindsey Faw (Author), Nima Hajhashemi (Author), Jimmie Teague (Author), Coby Schal (Author), Loganathan Ponnusamy (Author), Charles S Apperson (Author), Eduardo Hatano (Author), Gideon Wasserberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Phlebotomine sand flies are vectors of human leishmaniases, important neglected tropical diseases. In this study, we investigated diel patterns of oviposition behavior, effects of visual cues on oviposition-site selection, and whether these affect the attraction of gravid Phlebotomus papa...