Effect of water source and feed regime on development and phenotypic quality in Anopheles gambiae (s.l.): prospects for improved mass-rearing techniques towards release programmes

Abstract Background In many malaria-endemic sub-Saharan countries, insecticide resistance poses a threat to existing mosquito control measures, underscoring the need for complementary control methods such as sterile and/or genetically-modified mosquito release programmes. The sibling species Anophel...

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Main Authors: Nwamaka O. Akpodiete, Abdoulaye Diabate, Frédéric Tripet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3465-0