title: Glass, rubber, and nylon: how to make a mouth aspirator on a budget for handling adult mosquitoes.
abstract: A mouth aspirator with a bent glass tip was designed for adult mosquito collection and transportation. This aspirator has been utilized for mosquito laboratory and operational research in New Jersey for >60 years. We provide schematics and instruction for construction of this inexpensive and simple mouth aspirator, which offers improved maneuverability of handling adult mosquitoes from rearing cages in the laboratory and field application cages.
authors.affiliation: Rutgers University, Center for Vector Biology, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
authors.forename: Ary
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farajollahi
authors.forename: George C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Condon
authors.forename: Ernest E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McCuiston
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae / Q000502:physiology*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D005898:Glass; D009757:Nylons; D012408:Rubber
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons; D012408:Rubber