Tag: Anopheles

Inducing Mosquitoes to Lay Eggs Aids in Insecticide Resistance Testing

Testing field-caught mosquitoes for insecticide resistance is a critical effort in the fight against malaria and other vector-borne diseases. Researchers in Thailand say a “forced oviposition” method has proven successful in inducing field-caught Anopheles mosquitoes to lay eggs and spawn lab populations big enough for insecticide-resistance testing.

Entomology Today July 20, 2021 Leave a Comment

Building a Better Light Trap: Study Finds Specific Light Waves Attract Anopheline Mosquitoes

By Andrew Porterfield For more than 50 years, the light trap—an incandescent light source attached to an insect collector—has been the standard for sampling potentially disease-carrying mosquitos. The U.S. Centers […]