title: An inexpensive, versatile mosquito rearing chamber for field, laboratory, and classroom investigations.
abstract: An inexpensive mosquito rearing chamber for field, laboratory, and classroom investigations is described. The rearing chamber is made from plastics recycled from peanut butter jars and room deodorizers. The top of the chamber requires mesh material and gluing. The cost for the rearing chamber is negligible. The design of the chamber allows for direct field collecting of larvae and for easy knock down/cold storage of emerged adults. In addition to its use in field and laboratory investigations, the chamber is an excellent device for classroom study of insect metamorphosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Health Sciences, Box 92000, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA 70609, USA.
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Dees
authors.forename: Aaron P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Figueroa
authors.forename: George W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Schultz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae / Q000254:growth & development*; D004772:Entomology / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D007814:Larva