Brazil’s first free-mating laboratory colony of Nyssorhynchus darlingi

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The lack of highly-productive Nyssorhynchus darlingi laboratory colonies limits some studies. We report the first well-established laboratory colony of Ny. darlingi in Brazil. METHODS: Mosquitoes were collected from Porto Velho and were reared at the Laboratory of Fiocruz/RO. After induced mating by light stimulation in the F1 to F6, the subsequent generations were free mating. Larvae were reared in distilled water and fed daily until pupation. RESULTS: In 11 generations, the colony produced a high number of pupae after the F5 generation. CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate the potential for permanently establishing Ny. darlingi colonies for research purposes in Brazil.

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Main Authors:	Araujo,Maisa da Silva, Andrade,Alice Oliveira, Santos,Najara Akira Costa dos, Pereira,Dhélio Batista, Costa,Glaucilene da Silva, Paulo,Paula Frassinetti Medeiros de, Rios,Carlos Tong, Moreno,Marta, Pereira-da-Silva,Luiz Hidelbrando, Medeiros,Jansen Fernandes de
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2019
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100681
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