A simple technique for rapid colonization of Anopheles quadrimaculatus using adults aspirated from livestock barns.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2000

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

16

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

268-270

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Dennett JA.Meisch MV.

 

Abstract

A technique was developed for rapid colonization of Anopheles quadrimaculatus larvae in an improvised insectary using blood-fed mosquitoes aspirated from livestock barns. A novel device termed the mosquito aspiration transfer and ovipositional chamber (MATOC) is described. In 2 field seasons, 14 broods were successfully mass reared, yielding more than 28,500 vigorous 3rd- and 4th-stage larvae used in rice plot and other bioassays. Crowding the females over a natural ovipositional substrate induced oviposition as early as 12 h from introduction into the MATOCs.

Notes

Author(s) - Dennett JA.Meisch MV.