Blood meal intake by Aedes mosquitoes: a simple new method for in vitro experimentations Angel Annette, Angel Bennet, Khaneja Poorna, Joshi Vinod* Centre of Excellence in Virology & Immunology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar - 201 310, Uttar Pradesh, India *Corresponding authors' E-mail : vinodjoshidmrc@gmail.com
Online published on 20 December, 2024. Abstract In the present study, we have come out with a very simple technique of providing blood with the help of cotton gauze. It was seen that the mosquitoes were attracted towards the blood in the same way as they do when they feed on a human host. The observations presented here in this paper, report a safe and convenient way to provide blood meal to the mosquitoes to carry out different entomological and virological experiments. Top Keywords Aedes, Blood meal, Egg laying, Gonotropic cycle, Pathogen, Vector. Top |