| Publication Type: | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication: | 2000 |
| Authors: | Chaniotis, B., Spyridaki, I., Scoulika, E., Antoniou, M. |
| Keywords: | colonization, Greece, Phlebotomus neglectus |
| Abstract: | Colonization of Phlebotomus neglectus Tonnoir, the major vector of visceral leishmaniasis, in Greece is reported for the first time. Starting with wild-caught specimens, a small closed colony was established that was maintained for 17 mo or 10 generations. Gonotrophic discordance, stenogamic mating behavior, low fecundity, and dormancy because of low temperature were the most important findings that characterized the colony. |