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Methods in Anopheles Research - MR4

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Chapter 5 : Insecticide Resistance5.1 Insecticide Resistance Bioassays5.1.3 Guidel<strong>in</strong>es for Evaluat<strong>in</strong>g Insecticide Resistance <strong>in</strong> Vectors us<strong>in</strong>g the CDC Bottle BioassayPage 9 of 24Figure 5.1.3.3: Coat<strong>in</strong>g the bottom of the bottleFigure 5.1.3.4: Coat<strong>in</strong>g the top of the bottleFigure 5.1.3.5: Coat<strong>in</strong>g the sides of the bottleFigure 5.1.3.6: Remov<strong>in</strong>g caps and roll<strong>in</strong>g thebottles on their sidesCDC bottle bioassay methodGeneral considerations1. Use a filter <strong>in</strong> the aspirator to avoid <strong>in</strong>hal<strong>in</strong>g mosquitoes or <strong>in</strong>sect fragments;2. Blow gently to expel the mosquitoes <strong>in</strong>to the bottles. If you blow too hard, the mosquitoes can bedamaged by hitt<strong>in</strong>g the sides of the bottle and killed before the <strong>in</strong>secticide has a chance to do so;3. Be careful not to touch the <strong>in</strong>side of the bottle with the aspirator, as this may contam<strong>in</strong>ate theaspirator;4. Remember that the number of mosquitoes <strong>in</strong> the each of the test bottles does not need to beequal;5. Determ<strong>in</strong>e species composition of mosquitoes either before or after the bioassay is conducted(Box 2).

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