Methods in Anopheles Research - MR4

Chapter 1 : Insectary Operation1.3 Scheduling and Regulating Your Work LoadPage 3 of 4Suggested Schedule 2: a three-week cycle beginning on MondayThis follows the schedule above, but shifted. This schedule will probably result in pupation over theweekend so it may not be as convenient.Monday: Blood-feed adult females.Tuesday: No attention required.Wednesday: No attention required.Thursday: Collect eggs.Friday: Remove the egg dish and bleach the eggs.Saturday: Hatch larvae.Sunday: No attention required.Monday: Feed and split/thin larvae.Tuesday through Thursday: Thin and feed pans as needed.Friday through Sunday: Collect pupae or adults and feed larvae every day.Monday following week: Blood-feed to reinitiate the cycle.Both schedules are laid out in calendar form in Table 1.3.1.Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat SunWeek 1Schedule 1 blood eggSchedule 2 blood eggdish bleach hatchMon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat SunWeek 2Schedule 1 bleach hatch split/thin split/thinSchedule 2 split/thin split/thin feed feed feed feedMon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat SunWeek 3Schedule 1 feed feed Feed pupation pupation pupation pupationSchedule 2 pupae pupae Pupae pupaeMon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat SunWeek 4Schedule 1bloodSchedule 2 blood eggdish bleach hatchTable 1.3.1. Calendar layout of two schedules as described above.