Some biological characteristics of China strain of anopheles dirus in laboratory
- Author:
Vu Dinh Chu
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Anopheles dirus;
China strain;
Biological characteristic;
Study
- MeSH:
Malaria;
Anopheles;
Laboratories
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2004;0(3):70-75
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The eggs of Anopheles dirus originated from China and currently colonized at the National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology kept at 24 - 26°C on wet cotton for 20 - 25 days gave hatching rate approximately of 40%. The suitable food for Anopheles dirus larvae consisted of 6g bread powder, 2g green bean powder and 0.5mg vitamin B 1. The appropriate density for rearing An. dirus larvae is 0.4 larva per square centimetre of water surface
