A highly stable blood meal alternative for rearing Aedes and Anopheles mosquitoes

Ted Baughman; Chelsea Peterson; Corrie Ortega; Sarah R. Preston; Christopher Paton; Jessica Williams; Amy Guy; Gavin Omodei; Brian Johnson; Helen Williams; Scott L. O'Neill; Scott A. Ritchie; Stephen L. Dobson; Damian Madan

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0006142

A highly stable blood meal alternative for rearing Aedes and Anopheles mosquitoes

Ted Baughman, Chelsea Peterson, Corrie Ortega, Sarah R. Preston, Christopher Paton, Jessica Williams, Amy Guy, Gavin Omodei, Brian Johnson, Helen Williams, Scott L. O'Neill, Scott A. Ritchie, Stephen L. Dobson, Damian Madan

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We investigated alternatives to whole blood for blood feeding of mosquitoes with a focus on improved stability and compatibility with mass rearing programs. In contrast to whole blood, an artificial blood diet of ATP-supplemented plasma was effective in maintaining mosquito populations and was compatible with storage for extended periods refrigerated, frozen, and as a lyophilized powder. The plasma ATP diet supported rearing of both Anopheles and Aedes mosquitoes. It was also effective in rearing Wolbachia-infected Aedes mosquitoes, suggesting compatibility with vector control efforts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e0006142
Number of pages	13
Journal	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume	11
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006142
Publication status	Published - Dec 2017

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Baughman, T., Peterson, C., Ortega, C., Preston, S. R., Paton, C., Williams, J., Guy, A., Omodei, G., Johnson, B., Williams, H., O'Neill, S. L., Ritchie, S. A., Dobson, S. L., & Madan, D. (2017). A highly stable blood meal alternative for rearing Aedes and Anopheles mosquitoes. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11(12), e0006142. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006142

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