Autor(es): Kogan P H

Resumo: A defined substitute blood meal has been developed for feeding Aedes aegypti (L.), a mosquito that normally requires a vertebrate blood meal to produce eggs. This substitute blood meal is a simple mixture of proteins, with salts and adenosine triphosphate added to induce gorging. Protein appears to be the only nutritional requirement. The mixture consists of gamma-globulins to initiate the hormonal responses necessary for normal egg development, hemoglobin as a visual marker of feeding, and albumin as a concentrated source of protein to achieve egg yields equivalent to those from blood-fed controls. Ae. aegypti has been reared successfully for eight generations on this substitute blood meal.

Palavras-Chave: Insecta; Substitute blood meal; Aedes aegypti; Proteins

Imprenta: Journal of Medical Entomology, v. 27, n. 4, p. 709-712, 1990

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1093/jmedent/27.4.709

Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Proteins

Data de publicação: 1990

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