Laboratory Colonization of Aedes japonicus japonicus

Eric Williges; Ary Farajollahi; Jamesina J. Scott; Linda J. Mccuiston; Wayne J. Crans; Randy Gaugler

doi:10.2987/5714.1

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Eric Williges,^*,** Ary Farajollahi,^*,** Jamesina J. Scott,^***,** Linda J. Mccuiston,^** Wayne J. Crans,^** Randy Gaugler^**

^*Mercer County Mosquito Control, 300 Scotch Road, West Trenton, NJ 08628
^**Center for Vector Biology, Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, 180 Jones Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
^***Lake County Vector Control District, Lakeport, CA 95453

Abstract

We describe methodology used for the laboratory colonization of Aedes japonicus japonicus, an exotic mosquito species native to eastern Asia and first collected in New Jersey as larvae in 1999. We created a free mating colony in 2000 that readily bloodfed on restrained bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus). A larval diet of finely ground Purina Lab Diet© dissolved in dechlorinated water has proven acceptable. This is the first report of Ae. j. japonicus colonization from mosquitoes collected in the United States.

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Eric Williges, Ary Farajollahi, Jamesina J. Scott, Linda J. Mccuiston, Wayne J. Crans, and Randy Gaugler "Laboratory Colonization of Aedes japonicus japonicus," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 24(4), 591-593, (1 December 2008). https://doi.org/10.2987/5714.1

Published: 1 December 2008