Comparison of different heating materials for the development of an artificial feeding method for aedes albopictus / Mario Joseph

• Main Author: Joseph, Mario
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Diptera (Flies); Infectious and parasitic diseases; Diet therapy. Dietary cookbooks
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50146/1/50146.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50146/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

The rationale of using an artificial membrane feeder is to minimize the use of animals such as rats in direct host feeding method for mosquito blood feeding. This study focuses on testing vegetable oil, water, and glycerol to determine the best heating material to be used in the artificial membrane...