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Title: | Comparative demography and mass rearing of Aedes aegypti fed on different food sources using a novel perforated feeder | Authors: | Bei-Chen Hsiu Atlihan, Remzi Chi, Hsin Dai, Shu-Mei |
Keywords: | mosquito;vector;perforated blood-feeder;engorgement rate;age-stage two-sex life table | Issue Date: | Jun-2022 | Publisher: | Schweizerbart Science Publishers | Journal Volume: | 42 | Journal Issue: | 5 | Start page/Pages: | 827-834 | Source: | Etomologia Generalis | Abstract: | A novel thermal-constant blood-feeder covered with a perforated film and using pig blood was developed for rearing Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae). The perforated film was used as a substitute for the membrane or parafilm that is normally used in conventional blood-feeders to prevent the mosquitoes from directly contacting the blood. The efficiency of this perforated blood feeder was assessed by using live mice and comparing the engorgement rate of female mosquitoes and their demographic parameters. In a no-choice test, no significant differences were observed in the engorgement rates and fecundity between females fed on perforated feeders containing pig blood and those fed on live mice. In a three-minute-long free-choice test, the accumulated engorgement rate was significantly higher in mosquitoes feeding on the perforated feeders than in those feeding on live mice. The demographic characteristics indicated that mosquitoes fed on the perforated feeder containing pig blood had a higher immature survival rate and prolonged adult male and female longevity. Although a lower intrinsic rate of increase and lower finite rate of increase were observed when female adults fed on the perforated feeder, computer projection of the population growth was comparable using both blood sources. Mass-rearing analysis showed that the perforated blood feeder was much more cost-effective than using live mice. These results demonstrate that the perforated blood feeder containing pig blood is more effective and cost efficient than using live mice for maintaining and mass rearing of mosquitoes in the laboratory. |
URI: | https://scholars.tari.gov.tw/handle/123456789/17717 | ISSN: | 0171-8177 | DOI: | 10.1127/entomologia/2022/1542 |
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