Description
Material provided: Eggs or larvae or pupae or adults
Unit definition: 1 000 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 conditions
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. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/ME13011
- 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. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/ME13130
- 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 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.11.022
- 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. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091914
- 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 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.03.032
- 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. doi: 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. doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.10.014
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