Habits

SAND FLIES - HABITS

  • Females suck blood while the males feed on plant juices
  • Active at night and hides during day time
  • They are weak fliers and make short hopping flights
  • Seen only in the ground floor of buildings
  • Females bite dogs, men, rodents, reptiles, lizards and other vertebrates
  • In India, life cycle is completed in one and a half to two and a half months time
  • In temperate regions the L 4 rests (diapause)
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