High-throughput mosquito and fly bioassay system for natural and artificial substrates treated with residual insecticides

Robert L Aldridge; W Wayne Wynn; Seth C Britch; Sandra A Allan; Todd W Walker; Christopher J Geden; Jerome A Hogsette; Kenneth J Linthicum

doi:10.2987/12-6307R.1

High-throughput mosquito and fly bioassay system for natural and artificial substrates treated with residual insecticides

J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2013 Mar;29(1):84-7. doi: 10.2987/12-6307R.1.

Authors

Robert L Aldridge¹, W Wayne Wynn, Seth C Britch, Sandra A Allan, Todd W Walker, Christopher J Geden, Jerome A Hogsette, Kenneth J Linthicum

Affiliation

¹ United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1600 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.

PMID: 23687864
DOI: 10.2987/12-6307R.1

Abstract

A high-throughput bioassay system to evaluate the efficacy of residual pesticides against mosquitoes and muscid flies with minimal insect handling was developed. The system consisted of 4 components made of readily available materials: 1) a CO2 anaesthetizing chamber, 2) a specialized aspirator, 3) a cylindrical flat-bottomed glass bioassay chamber assembly, and 4) a customized rack.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Animals
Culicidae*
Female
Insecticides*
Male
Pesticide Residues*
Toxicity Tests / instrumentation*

Substances

Insecticides
Pesticide Residues