Establishment of a medium-scale mosquito facility: tests on mass production cages for Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Establishment of a medium-scale mosquito facility: tests on mass production cages for Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Abstract Background Mass egg production is an important component of Aedes albopictus mosquito control programs, such as the sterile insect technique and incompatible insect technique, which requires the releases of large number of sterile males. Developing standard operating procedures and optimize...

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Main Authors: Dongjing Zhang, Yongjun Li, Qiang Sun, Xiaoying Zheng, Jeremie R. L. Gilles, Hanano Yamada, Zhongdao Wu, Zhiyong Xi, Yu Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Mosquito factory
Adult mass-reared methods
Mass production cage
Aedes albopictus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2750-7

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