Mosquito Rearing Equipment, Tools and Utilities
Mosquito Rearing and Research Utilities
A comprehensive, reorganized checklist of tools, equipment & consumables for insectary and field research
Contents
I. Environmental Control & Monitoring
- Air conditioning / HVAC system
- Humidifier / dehumidifier
- Temperature & RH data loggers
- Light timers (photoperiod control) or dawn and dusk machine
- Environmental chambers— when specific experiments need to be conducted in confinement
- Room heaters
- Thermometer
- Auto controller to regulate humidity
- Thermometer & hygrometer
II. Larval Rearing
- Larval rearing trays / pans— color coded pans for identification of different mosquito species colonies
- Plastic tubs / containers
- Larval diet (fish food, yeast mixtures)
- Droppers / pipettes
- Ladle / Dippers
- Aeration Lids / Mesh Covers for larval trays
- Steel racks for placing the trays
- Ento Sieves / Strainers
III. Pupal Handling & Emergence
- Pupae collection cups
- Fine mesh sieves
- Transfer pipettes
- Emergence containers— to prevent unwanted escape of insects
IV. Adult Rearing & Feeding
- Insect rearing cages (e.g., Labitems 4E-M-W series insect cage)
- Sugar feeding setup (cotton pads, feeders)
- Blood feeding systems (membrane feeders, glass feeders)
- Oviposition cups with filter paper
- Water feeders
- Steel racks
- Ant wells
- Labels for cages to identify different locations
- Tags and marking for adult cages
V. General Handling & Lab Instruments
VI. Consumables & Hygiene
VII. Behavioral & Experimental Tools
- Olfactometers (separate olfactometers for insect attraction and repellency studies)
- Insect rearing bags (for semi-field studies)
- Choice test arenas (choice test and 4 way olfactometer serves different purposes)
- CO₂ supply systems
- CDC light trap
- CDC UV light trap
- Scented traps
- Light trap accessories like batteries and chargers
- Collection cages
- Various passive and active traps useful in studying mosquitoes
- Light trap
- Mosquito killing bat