Tuesday 11 May 2021

Need to Feed Mosquitoes? Head for the Freezer Aisle | Entomology Today

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In search of a simple, cost-effective way to maintain laboratory mosquito colonies, biologists at a mosquito control district in Florida have turned to food-grade frozen animal blood found at specialty grocery stores. They share the success of their new method for other cash-strapped mosquito-management operations in the open-access Journal of Insect Science.

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