Anopheles sacharovi, the main human malaria vector in Turkey, has been maintained in ourlaboratory by feeding on anesthetized rabbits for about 20 years but it is a difficult species to colonize andbloodfeed. To eliminate the need for keeping and using live rabbits to supply blood meals, artificial bloodfeedingmethods with suitable membrane apparatus were investigated. The feeding apparatus designed by the WorldHealth Organization and 3 other types designed by us (for feeding on preserved human blood) were tested.Artificial membranes (Iatex and paraffin film) and locally produced and dried calf intestine were used. The calfintestine membrane gave the best feeding results and a modified apparatus designated type III was the mostsuccessful. This apparatus was preferable for the artificial feeding of An. sacharovi because it has a smallreservoir, is easy to use, is adaptible to different feeding conditions, and supports reasonably high bloodfeedingrates 44.4-50.5% as compared to 35% on live rabbits.