A Blood-Free Diet to Rear Anopheline Mosquitoes

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Biology

JoVE Journal
Biology

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A Blood-Free Diet to Rear Anopheline Mosquitoes

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10.3791/60144-v

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08:40 min

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January 31, 2020

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Joana Marques, João C. R. Cardoso, Rute C. Félix, Deborah M. Power, Henrique Silveira

¹Global Health and Tropical Medicine, GHTM, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical,Universidade Nova de Lisboa, IHMT-NOVA, ²Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology, Centre of Marine Sciences,Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas

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00:05Introduction
01:36Mosquitoes
02:31Mosquito Feeding
04:28Life History Traits
06:24Results: Mosquitoes Fed on Artificial Meal or Fresh Blood Meal
07:21Conclusion

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A protocol is presented for formulation of a blood-free artificial diet to feed Anopheles mosquitoes in captivity. This diet has a similar performance to vertebrate blood and triggers oogenesis and egg maturation and produces viable adult progeny.

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