| maintenance of mosquito vectors: effects of blood source on feeding, survival, fecundity, and egg hatching rates. | artificial membrane-feeding techniques have replaced direct feeding on animals for the maintenance of malaria and arbovirus vectors in many laboratories. membrane feeding facilitates controlled experimentation of pathogen transmission during mosquito feeding. sheep blood is commonly used due to its availability and low cost. we evaluated the impact of blood source (human, guinea pig, sheep, and hamster via direct feeding) on feeding rates, adult survival, fecundity, hatching rates, and developme ... | 2013 | 23701605 |