title: High-throughput mosquito and fly bioassay system for natural and artificial substrates treated with residual insecticides.
abstract: A high-throughput bioassay system to evaluate the efficacy of residual pesticides against mosquitoes and muscid flies with minimal insect handling was developed. The system consisted of 4 components made of readily available materials: 1) a CO2 anaesthetizing chamber, 2) a specialized aspirator, 3) a cylindrical flat-bottomed glass bioassay chamber assembly, and 4) a customized rack.
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1600 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Aldridge
authors.forename: W Wayne
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Wynn
authors.forename: Seth C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Britch
authors.forename: Sandra A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Allan
authors.forename: Todd W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Geden
authors.forename: Jerome A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hogsette
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Linthicum
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae; D005260:Female; D007306:Insecticides; D008297:Male; D010573:Pesticide Residues; D018675:Toxicity Tests / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D010573:Pesticide Residues