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Equipment and Method employed in breeding Aëdes aegypti, L., for the biological Assay of Insecticides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

W. A. L. David ,
P. Bracey  and
A. Harvey
W. A. L. David
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
P. Bracey
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
A. Harvey
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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A method of rearing large numbers of Aëdes aegypti for the biological assay of insecticides is described. The larval food found to be most satisfactory was a breadcrumb infusion. Blood is necessary for oviposition (human blood is best), but the main batches of insects destined for spraying are fed on water, sugar and raisins.

This work is being carried out under a grant from the Medical Research Council. The authors are grateful to Prof. P. A. Buxton and Dr. V. B. Wigglesworth for advice and encouragement.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , November 1945 , pp. 227 - 230
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1945

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