Packed red blood cells and bovine serum albumin as a blood meal source for Anopheles farauti
Sianturi, L.J.; Susapto, D.; Church, C.J.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 12(4): 730-731
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 8756-971X PMID: 9046484 Document Number: 457758
Packed human red blood cells, diluted 1:1 with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) containing 0-21% bovine serum albumin was used as a blood meal source for Anopheles farauti. Egg and larval production linearly increased with bovine serum albumin concentration in PBS. When the saline contained 9-21% bovine serum albumin, egg production was equivalent to that obtained when mosquitoes were fed directly on guinea pigs.