Mosquito mass rearing (up to 10,000 specimens)

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Reference: S.2.2.IT.150.50
Material provided: Eggs or larvae or pupae or adults
Unit definition: 10,000 mosquitoes
Provider country: Italy (Centro Agricoltura Ambiente “G.Nicoli” - CAA)

Fully equipped CL3 lab to mass rear any mosquito species, including GM strains, using internal SOP or following specific requests from the user.

Description

Material provided: Eggs or larvae or pupae or adults
Unit definition: 10,000 mosquitoes
Shipping conditions: at the desired temperature in the range -20°C to environment temperature

Vector information

Mosquito mass rearing may be performed with any species: Infravec2-distributed mosquito vector colonies, or users’ own mosquito colony/strain of interest.

Production condition

The CAA MOSQUIMASS is a commercial facility located in Crevalcore (BO), Italy, which provides unique capabilities for the mass rearing of any mosquito species of health importance, including genetically modified strains. It is organized to provide for a large spectrum of rearing conditions up to CL3 in order to satisfy the experimental needs as required by the external user.
Climatic chambers are equipped to set temperature, photoperiod and relative humidity parameters in order to cover the whole biological range requirements of mosquitoes. A variety of larval diets is available to satisfy specific mosquito species exigencies. Blood is supplied to mosquito females by thermostatic devices avoiding any laboratory animal use.

Product options

Please specify if you need eggs, larvae, pupae or adults. Or any other desired options.

Publications

  • Puggioli A., F. Balestrino, D. Damiens, R.S. Lees, S.M. Soliban, O. Madakacherry, M.L. Dindo, R. Bellini, J.R.L. Gilles. 2013. Efficiency of three diets for larval development in mass rearing Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Med. Entomol. 50(4): 819-825.
    Balestrino F., A. Puggioli, R. Bellini, D. Petric, J.R.L. Gilles. 2014. Mass production cage for Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Med. Entomol. 51(1): 155-163.
  • Bellini R., A. Puggioli, F. Balestrino, P. Brunelli, A. Medici, S. Urbanelli, M. Carrieri. 2014. Sugar administration to newly emerged Aedes albopictus males increases their survival probability and mating performance. Acta Tropica 132(Supplement): 116–123
    Balestrino F., A. Puggioli, J.R.L. Gilles, R. Bellini. 2014. Validation of a new larval rearing unit for Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) mass rearing. PLoS ONE 9(3): e91914.
  • Dogan M., F. Gunay, A. Puggioli, F. Balestrino, C. Oncu, B. Alten, R. Bellini. 2016. Establishment of a satellite rearing facility to support the release of sterile Aedes albopictus males. I.Optimization of mass rearing parameters. Acta Tropica 159: 62–68
  • Puggioli A., M. Carrieri, M.L. Dindo, A. Medici, R.S. Lees, J.R.L. Gilles, R. Bellini. 2016. Development of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae under different laboratory conditions. J. Med. Entomol. 10.1093/jme/tjw127
  • Puggioli A., M. Calvitti, R. Moretti, R. Bellini. 2016. WPip Wolbachia contribution to Aedes albopictus SIT performance: advantages under intensive rearing. Acta Tropica 164: 473–481.

For more information, please contact us.

Additional information

Provider country

Italy

Provider(s)

Centro Agricoltura Ambiente “G.Nicoli” (CAA)

Eligibility

In order to conform to H2020 rules promoting scientific interaction between countries, if your institute is located in the provider country, you need to choose another similar product, or form a user group to request this product, Please check: http://infravec2.eu/user-groups/