Aspirator Gun for High-Throughput Mosquito Bioassays

Robert L. Aldridge; W. Wayne Wynn; Seth C. Britch; Kenneth J. Linthicum

doi:10.2987/11-6195.1

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Robert L. Aldridge,¹ W. Wayne Wynn,¹ Seth C. Britch,¹ Kenneth J. Linthicum¹

¹US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1600 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608

Abstract

We describe an innovative aspirator gun designed to transfer individual anesthetized mosquitoes directly into glass bioassay tubes. The gun has been used for thousands of transfers with extremely low associated mortality and is the central component of a high-throughput bioassay system. The gun is constructed using readily obtainable materials and can be modified for a range of insects.

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Robert L. Aldridge, W. Wayne Wynn, Seth C. Britch, and Kenneth J. Linthicum "Aspirator Gun for High-Throughput Mosquito Bioassays," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 28(1), 65-68, (1 March 2012). https://doi.org/10.2987/11-6195.1

Published: 1 March 2012