Preparação antes da microinjeção: <ol><li> Mosquitos alimentam de sangue: para injeção de segunda a quarta-feira fêmeas alimentam na sexta-feira anterior. Para injetar quinta-feira e sexta-feira, as fêmeas se alimentam de segunda-feira da mesma semana. </li><li> Prepare as agulhas de quartzo usando o programa 2 e tampão isotônica (veja Materiais). </li><li> &quot;Deitado tubo&quot; para os embriões é o frasco de cultura regulares Drosophila. Algodão molhado no fundo, com um disco de papel de filtro molhado cobrindo-o. </li><li> Prepare lamínula de plástico furando a fita dupla face a um fim. Fita guarnição para cobrir deslizamento de modo que termina na borda da lamínula. </li><li> Prepare óleo para dessecação. </li><li> Prepare uma placa de Petri com tampão isotônica para transferir os embriões para incubação. </li></ol> Criação de imposição forçada: <ol><li> Coletar sangue 10/06 fêmeas alimentados com o uso de um aspirador e transferi-los para o frasco de cultura Drosophila com algodão e papel de filtro molhado com tampão isotônica. </li><li> Os mosquitos são então colocados de volta em condições insectery no escuro e permitiu a pôr ovos por 1 hora e 15 min. </li><li> Vamos voar adultos na gaiola e retire o disco de papel filtro com embriões. </li><li> Para alinhar os ovos, fazê-lo no âmbito de dissecação. Coletar cachos de ovos com um pincel fino (Sable, No 0000) e transferir para um quadrado de papel Whatman preparado 3MM embebido com tampão isotônica. Mantenha o papel o tempo todo molhado. Não deixe que os ovos se desidratado. Remover o exocório com o pincel, que ajuda a melhor vara de ovos para a fita. </li><li> Usando pinça fina No. 5 ou um pincel fino, pegar embriões cinza escuro e organizar em linha na praça da Whatman 3MM molhado com tampão isotônica. Line up 20-30 embriões. Todos os embriões devem estar na mesma orientação que a injeção tem que ser no pólo posterior. A extremidade anterior dos embriões é ligeiramente mais largo que o posterior. Em seguida, usando tiras de papel Whatman 3MM, secar o filtro onde os ovos estão alinhados pressionando duro em ambos os lados da linha de ovos, não tocando os ovos. </li><li> Para transferir os ovos, inverter o slide que contém a fita dupla face (Medicina), e pressione suavemente contra os ovos. A extremidade posterior dos ovos tem que ser muito perto da borda da fita dupla face. A umidade do papel é fundamental para isso, se ele estiver muito molhada que não vai aderir. Eu faço dessecação dos embriões a partir de segunda 10/05, mas o tempo dessecação depende da umidade e da temperatura na sala de microinjeção. </li><li> Dessecação é fundamental para os ovos: pouco demais e embriões não chocarão. Sem DNA dessecação não está entrando em embrião. </li><li> Cobrir com óleo de embriões dessecados halocarbono prevenir o dessecamento mais. </li></ol> Microinjeção de embriões: O aspecto mais importante da injeção de bom é a qualidade da agulha (ver nota). <ol><li> Preencher uma agulha com a solução de DNA a ser injetado através de um microloader (Eppendorf # 5242 956,003). Muito soliution injeção pouco é necessário, 1 a 2 ml. </li><li> Conecte a agulha para a Transjector Eppendorf, que controla o tempo de injeção e pressão, bem como a contrapressão. Microinjeção é realizada utilizando um microscópio com um palco em movimento (Leica) na ampliação x 10 e micromanipulador (Leica). Se necessário, um estágio do microscópio levantadas podem ser preparados pelo empilhamento de lâminas de microscópio 4-5. Coloque a lamínula carregando os embriões em estágio elevado. Embriões são injetados em um ângulo de 150; penetração deve ser no pólo posterior. Injectável, eu continuo a agulha estacionário e move o estágio do microscópio. Quando a agulha é nova, a dica é fechado e geralmente quebra na primeira injeção. Eu sempre trabalho com a pressão necessária para expulsar uma pequena gota de DNA em óleo entre cada injeção. </li><li> Eu definir o tempo de injeção para 0,2-0,9 sec e 1000 hPa quando a agulha é nova. Eu variar a pressão e tempo até que uma pequena gota é visto saindo da agulha no óleo. A contrapressão deve ser definido em torno de 100. Como a ponta da agulha fica gasta, a pressão de injeção deve ser reduzida para manter o baixo volume de injeção (cerca de 300 hPa). Após isso, a ponta da agulha é muito grande e está matando a maioria dos embriões, o. </li><li> Após a injeção, retire o óleo com papel de seda e cobrir a lâmina com embriões e coloque no prato de Petri com tampão isotônica. Coloque os pratos na insectory e deixá-los lá até os embriões hatch. Eles começam a eclodir após 2-6 dias. Transferência das larvas para água destilada com a pitada de comida de peixe chão. </li></ol> Notas DNA injectável: solução de DNA plasmidial para injeção foi isolado utilizando kit plasmídeo EndoFree.Construção de plasmídeo e misture Helper plasmídeo juntos em concentração correta, precipitado com isopropanol. O pellet foi lavado com etanol 70% antes de ressuspender em tampão de injeção. Antes da injeção, usando DNA limpa Millex-GV coluna. Tampão Izotonic: <table border="1" cellpadding="8"><tbody><tr><td> 1,68 M NaCl - 88,3 ml 1,68 M NaCl - 2,9 m 1 M Hepes -10,7 ml 1,12 M CaCl 2-2,2 ml dH 2 O - 896 ml </td><td> OR </td><td> 5 M NaCl - 29,67 ml 1 M KCl - 4,87 ml 1 Hepes M - 10,7 ml 1,12 M CaCl 2-2,2 ml dH 2 O - 952,56 ml </td></tr></tbody></table> Ajustar o pH 7,2

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<td>Injection Quartz needles</td>
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<td>O.D.- 1.0 mm, I.D.-0.70, 10 cm length, are prepared by drawing capillary tubing into a fine 3-8 um with a shaft of approximately 100-300 mm micropipette puller. </td>
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<td>Quartz puller</td>
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<td>Sutter Instrument Co</td>
<td>P-2000</td>
<td>Set-up: Heat-275, Fil-3, Vel-38, Del-250, Pull-141</td>
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<td>EndoFree plasmid kit</td>
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<td>Quiagen</td>
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<td>Isopropanol</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Millex-GV column</td>
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<td>SLGV RO4 NL</td>
<td>for DNA cleaning</td>
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<td>Construct DNA</td>
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<td>0.5 mg/ml </td>
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<td>Isotonic buffer</td>
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<td>see recipe in the protocol section</td>
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<td>Dessication oil</td>
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<td>Halocarbon oil 700:Halocarbon oil 27(1:1). Mix well. Prepare in advance of microinjection.</td>
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<td>Fine paintbrush</td>
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<td>Sable # 0000</td>
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<td>3MM Whatman paper</td>
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<td>Forceps #5</td>
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<td>double sided tape</td>
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<td>Microloader</td>
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<td>Eppendorf</td>
<td>5242 956.003</td>
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<td>Transjector</td>
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<td>Eppendorf</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Microscope</td>
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<td>Leica</td>
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injection of an. stephensi embryos to generate malaria-resistant mosquitoes

A introdução de genes exógenos em genomas de mosquitos exige técnicas de microinjeção sob medida para as espécies de interesse específicos. Este protocolo de vídeo demonstra um método utilizado pelo laboratório de James para microinject constrói DNA em embriões de Anopheles stephensi para a geração de mosquitos transformada. Técnicas de preparação agulhas microinjeção, coleta e preparação de embriões e na execução da microinjeção são ilustradas.

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Injection of An. stephensi Embryos to Generate Malaria-resistant Mosquitoes

Mosquitos Anopheles stephensi são vetores da malária e da Índia que habitam em toda a Ásia. Este vídeo demonstra a técnica para a realização de microinjeções desta espécie com transgenes que conferem resistência à malária para o mosquito. Grande parte da metodologia demonstrada neste vídeo é aplicável às técnicas de microinjeção de outras espécies de mosquito.

Uma injeção de. Embriões stephensi para gerar malária resistente a mosquitos

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12.9K visualizações.  University of California, Irvine (UCI). Mosquitos Anopheles stephensi são vetores da malária e da Índia que habitam em toda a Ásia. Este vídeo demonstra a técnica para a realização de microinjeções desta espécie com transgenes que conferem resistência à malária para o mosquito. Grande parte da metodologia demonstrada neste vídeo é aplicável às técnicas de microinjeção de outras espécies de mosquito.

Vídeo: Injection of An. stephensi Embryos to Generate Malaria-resistant Mosquitoes

Microinjection of A. aegypti Embryos to Obtain Transgenic Mosquitoes

In this video, Nijole Jasinskiene demonstrates the methodology employed to generate transgenic Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are vectors for dengue fever.  The techniques for correctly preparing microinjection needles, dessicating embryos, and performing microinjection are demonstrated.

In this video, Nijole Jasinskiene demonstrates the methodology employed to generate transgenic Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are vectors for dengue fever. The techniques for correctly preparing microinjection needles, dessicating embryos, and performing microinjection are demonstrated.

Microinjeção de embriões A. aegypti obter mosquitos transgênicos

In this video, Nijole Jasinskiene demonstrates the methodology employed to generate transgenic Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are vectors for dengue ...

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In Utero Intraventricular Injection and Electroporation of E16 Rat Embryos

In-utero in-vivo injection and electroporation of the embryonic rat neocortex provides a powerful tool for the manipulation of individual progenitors lining the walls of the lateral ventricle. This technique is now widely used to study the processes involved in corticogenesis by over-expressing or knocking down genes and observing the effects on cellular proliferation, migration, and differentiation. In comparison to traditional knockout strategies, in-utero electroporation provides a rapid means to manipulate a population of cells during a specific temporal window. In this video protocol, we outline the experimental methodology for preparing rats for surgery, exposing the uterine horns through laporatomy, injecting DNA into the lateral ventricles of the developing embryo, electroporating DNA into the progenitors lining the lateral wall, and caring for animals post-surgery. Our laboratory uses this protocol for surgeries on E15-E21 rats, however it is most commonly performed at E16 as shown in this video.

In Utero injeção intraventricular e eletroporação de embriões de ratos E16

In-utero in-vivo injection and electroporation of the embryonic rat neocortex provides a powerful tool for the manipulation of individual progenitors ...

In Utero Intraventricular Injection and Electroporation of E15 Mouse Embryos

In-utero in-vivo injection and electroporation of the embryonic mouse neocortex provides a powerful tool for the manipulation of individual progenitors lining the walls of the lateral ventricle. This technique is now widely used to study the processes involved in corticogenesis by over-expressing or knocking down genes and observing the effects on cellular proliferation, migration, and differentiation. In comparison to traditional knockout strategies, in-utero electroporation provides a rapid means to manipulate a population of cells during a specific temporal window. In this video protocol we outline the experimental methodology for preparing mice for surgery, exposing the uterine horns through laporatomy, injecting DNA into the lateral ventricles of the developing embryo, electroporating DNA into the progenitors lining the lateral wall, and caring for animals post-surgery. Our laboratory uses this protocol for surgeries on E13-E16 mice, however, it is most commonly performed at E15, as shown in this video. 

In Utero injeção intraventricular e eletroporação de embriões de camundongos E15

In-utero in-vivo injection and electroporation of the embryonic mouse neocortex provides a powerful tool for the manipulation of individual progenitors ...

Microinjection of Zebrafish Embryos to Analyze Gene Function

One of the advantages of studying zebrafish is the ease and speed of manipulating protein levels in the embryo.  Morpholinos, which are synthetic oligonucleotides with antisense complementarity to target RNAs, can be added to the embryo to reduce the expression of a particular gene product.  Conversely, processed mRNA can be added to the embryo to increase levels of a gene product.  The vehicle for adding either mRNA or morpholino to an embryo is microinjection.  Microinjection is efficient and rapid, allowing for the injection of hundreds of embryos per hour.  This video shows all the steps involved in microinjection.  Briefly, eggs are collected immediately after being laid and lined up against a microscope slide in a Petri dish.  Next, a fine-tipped needle loaded with injection material is connected to a microinjector and an air source, and the microinjector controls are adjusted to produce a desirable injection volume.  Finally, the needle is plunged into the embryo's yolk and the morpholino or mRNA is expelled.

This video shows how morpholino or mRNA can be injected into zebrafish embryos at the one-cell stage to decrease or increase the level of specific gene products during subsequent development.

Microinjeção de embriões Zebrafish para analisar a função do gene

One of the advantages of studying zebrafish is the ease and speed of manipulating protein levels in the embryo.  Morpholinos, which are synthetic ...

RNAi Interference by dsRNA Injection into Drosophila Embryos

Genetic screening is one of the most powerful methods available for gaining insights into complex biological process 1. Over the years many improvements and tools for genetic manipulation have become available in Drosophila 2. Soon after the initial discovery by Frie and Mello 3 that double stranded RNA can be used to knockdown the activity of individual genes in Caenorhabditis elegans, RNA interference (RNAi) was shown to provide a powerful reverse genetic approach to analyze gene functions in Drosophila organ development 4, 5.
Many organs, including lung, kidney, liver, and vascular system, are composed of branched tubular networks that transport vital fluids or gases 6, 7. The analysis of Drosophila tracheal formation provides an excellent model system to study the morphogenesis of other tubular organs 8. The Berkeley Drosophila genome project has revealed hundreds of genes that are expressed in the tracheal system. To study the molecular and cellular mechanism of tube formation, the challenge is to understand the roles of these genes in tracheal development. Here, we described a detailed method of dsRNA injection into Drosophila embryo to knockdown individual gene expression. We successfully knocked down endogenous dysfusion(dys) gene expression by dsRNA injection. Dys is a bHLH-PAS protein expressed in tracheal fusion cells, and it is required for tracheal branch fusion 9, 10. dys-RNAi completely eliminated dys expression and resulted in tracheal fusion defect. This relatively simple method provides a tool to identify genes requried for tissure and organ development in Drosophila.

RNAi Interference by dsRNA Injection into Drosophila Embryos

RNA interference has been proven very effective to analyze gene function in Drosophila tracheal development. A detailed protocol used by Jiang lab to inject dsRNA into fly embryos to knockdown gene expression is illustrated. This technique has the potential for screening genes required for tissue and organ development in Drosophila.

RNAi Interferência por injeção dsRNA em Drosophila Os embriões

Genetic screening is one of the most powerful methods available for gaining insights into complex biological process 1. Over the years many improvements ...

An in vivo Crosslinking Approach to Isolate Protein Complexes From Drosophila Embryos

Many cellular processes are controlled by multisubunit protein complexes. Frequently these complexes form transiently and require native environment to assemble. Therefore, to identify these functional protein complexes, it is important to stabilize them in vivo before cell lysis and subsequent purification. Here we describe a method used to isolate large bona fide protein complexes from Drosophila embryos. This method is based on embryo permeabilization and stabilization of the complexes inside the embryos by in vivo crosslinking using a low concentration of formaldehyde, which can easily cross the cell membrane. Subsequently, the protein complex of interest is immunopurified followed by gel purification and analyzed by mass spectrometry. We illustrate this method using purification of a Tudor protein complex, which is essential for germline development. Tudor is a large protein, which contains multiple Tudor domains - small modules that interact with methylated arginines or lysines of target proteins. This method can be adapted for isolation of native protein complexes from different organisms and tissues.

An in vivo Crosslinking Approach to Isolate Protein Complexes From Drosophila Embryos

Multi-component protein complexes play crucial roles during cellular function and development. Here we describe a method used to isolate native protein complexes from Drosophila embryos after in vivo crosslinking followed by purification of the crosslinked complexes for subsequent structure-function analysis.

Uma In vivo A reticulação Abordagem para isolar Complexos de proteínas a partir de Drosophila Os embriões

Many cellular processes are controlled by multisubunit protein complexes. Frequently these complexes form transiently and require native environment to ...

Toxicological Assays for Testing Effects of an Epigenetic Drug on Development, Fecundity and Survivorship of Malaria Mosquitoes

Insecticidal resistance poses a major problem for malaria control programs. Mosquitoes adapt to a wide range of changes in the environment quickly, making malaria control an omnipresent problem in tropical countries. The emergence of insecticide resistant populations warrants the exploration of novel drug target pathways and compounds for vector mosquito control. Epigenetic drugs are well established in cancer research, however not much is known about their effects on insects. This study provides a simple protocol for examining the toxicological effects of 3-Deazaneplanocin A (DZNep), an experimental epigenetic drug for cancer therapy, on the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae. A concentration-dependent increase in mortality and decrease in size was observed in immature mosquitoes exposed to DZNep, whereas the compound reduced the fecundity of adult mosquitoes relative to control treatments. In addition, there was a drug-dependent decrease in S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) hydrolase activity in mosquitoes following exposure to DZNep relative to control treatments. These protocols provide the researcher with a simple, step-by-step procedure to assess multiple toxicological endpoints for an experimental drug and, in turn, demonstrate a unique multi-prong approach for exploring the toxicological effects of water-soluble epigenetic drugs or compounds of interest against vector mosquitoes and other insects.

A protocol is developed to examine the effects of an epigenetic drug DZNep on the development, fecundity and survivorship of mosquitoes. Here we describe procedures for the aqueous exposure of DZNep to immature mosquitoes and a blood-based exposure of DZNep to adult mosquitoes in addition to measuring SAH hydrolase inhibition.

Os ensaios toxicológicos para efeitos de teste de uma droga epigenética no desenvolvimento, fecundidade e sobrevivência das mosquitos de malária

Insecticidal resistance poses a major problem for malaria control programs. Mosquitoes adapt to a wide range of changes in the environment quickly, making ...

Protocols for Testing the Toxicity of Novel Insecticidal Chemistries to Mosquitoes

New classes of insecticides with novel modes of action are needed to control insecticide resistant populations of mosquitoes that transmit diseases such as Zika, dengue and malaria. Assays for rapid, high-throughput analyses of unformulated novel chemistries against mosquito larvae and adults are presented. We describe protocols for single point-dose and dose response assays to evaluate the toxicity of small molecule chemistries to the Aedes aegypti vector of Zika, dengue and yellow fever,&#160;the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae and the northern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, on contact and via ingestion. As an example, we evaluated the toxicity of amitriptyline, a small molecule antagonist of G protein-coupled receptors, via larval, adult topical and adult blood-feeding assay. The protocols provide a starting point to investigate insecticide potential. Results are discussed in the context of additional experiments to explore product applications and mechanisms for delivery.

Protocols are described for assessing the toxicity of chemistries to immature and adult mosquitoes for development as new classes of larvicides, adulticides and endectocides. The protocols enable high-throughput testing of multiple chemistries at single-point dose and subsequent evaluation via dose response assay to determine toxicity on contact or via ingestion.

Protocolos para testar a toxicidade de romance químicas inseticidas para mosquitos

New classes of insecticides with novel modes of action are needed to control insecticide resistant populations of mosquitoes that transmit diseases such ...

Forced Salivation As a Method to Analyze Vector Competence of Mosquitoes

Vector competence is defined as the potential of a mosquito species to transmit a mosquito-borne virus (mobovirus) to a vertebrate host. Viable virus particles are transmitted during a blood meal via the saliva of an infected mosquito. Forced salivation assays allow determining the vector potential on the basis of single mosquitoes, avoiding the use of animal experiments. The method is suitable to analyze a large number of mosquitoes in one experiment within a short period of time. Forced salivation assays were used to analyze 856 individual mosquitoes trapped in Germany, including two different Culex pipiens pipiens biotypes, Culex torrentium as well as Aedes albopictus, which were experimentally infected with Zika virus (ZIKV) and incubated at 18 &#176;C or 27 &#176;C for two and three weeks. The results indicated the lack of vector competence of the different Culex taxa for ZIKV. In contrast, Aedes albopictus was susceptible to ZIKV, but only at 27 &#176;C, with transmission rates similar to an Aedes aegypti laboratory colony tested in parallel.

For efficient control of mosquito borne virus transmission, the knowledge of the vector potential of respective mosquitoes is of particular interest. We describe forced salivation as a method to analyze vector competence of Aedes albopictus and three different Culex taxa for the transmission of Zika virus.

Forçado a salivação como um método para analisar a competência vetorial de mosquitos

Vector competence is defined as the potential of a mosquito species to transmit a mosquito-borne virus (mobovirus) to a vertebrate host. Viable virus ...

A Blood-Free Diet to Rear Anopheline Mosquitoes

Malaria research requires large-scale breeding and production conditions for mosquitoes (Anopheles spp.) in captivity. The sustainable and reliable production of mosquitoes is currently inhibited by the supply of fresh vertebrate blood. Alternatives to blood are required to promote efficient control strategies for malaria and other vector borne diseases that are transmitted by blood feeding insects. With this in mind, artificial liquid diets were formulated as substitutes for fresh vertebrate blood. Herein we report a blood-free artificial liquid diet that delivers feeding rates similar to blood and mimics the physiological effects of a fresh vertebrate blood meal. The diet induces ovarian and egg maturation of Anopheles mosquitoes and also produces good larval survival and development of functional adults. The formulated blood-free liquid diet is an important advance towards sustainable mosquito breeding in captivity and will reduce the maintenance costs of mosquito colonies and eliminate the need for fresh vertebrate blood.

A protocol is presented for formulation of a blood-free artificial diet to feed Anopheles mosquitoes in captivity. This diet has a similar performance to vertebrate blood and triggers oogenesis and egg maturation and produces viable adult progeny.

Uma dieta sem sangue para mosquitos de anophelina traseira

Malaria research requires large-scale breeding and production conditions for mosquitoes (Anopheles spp.) in captivity. The sustainable and reliable ...