Trials of the Automated Particle Counter for laboratory rearing of mosquito larvae.

As a means of obtaining reproducible and accurate numbers of larvae for laboratory rearing, we tested a large-particle flow-cytometer type device called the 'Automated Particle Counter' (APC). The APC is a gravity-fed, self-contained unit that detects changes in light intensity caused by l...

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Main Authors: Mark Q Benedict, Priscila Bascuñán, Catherine M Hunt, Erica I Aviles, Rachel D Rotenberry, Ellen M Dotson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241492