Fresh-blood-free diet for rearing malaria mosquito vectors

• Authors: Cardoso JCR, Felix RC, Guerra MGB, Marques J, Power D, Santana RAG, Silveira H
• Publication Year: 2018
• Journal: Scientific Reports
• Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-35886-3

Mosquito breeding depends on the supply of fresh vertebrate blood, a major bottleneck for large-scale production of Anopheles spp. Feeding alternatives to fresh blood are thus a priority for research, outdoor large-cage trials and control interventions. Several artificial meal compositions were tested and Anopheles oogenesis, egg laying and development into the next generation of adult mosquitoes were followed. We […]
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