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Four species of phlebotomine sand flies from the southern USA were reared using a larval diet of rabbit feces and laboratory chow. Preparation of the diet, outlined in this note, includes “ageing” (fermentation) to eliminate larval mortality due to excessive fungal growth.
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Young et al. (1981) studied this question.
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