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Establishment of a colony of the mosquitoCuliseta longiareolata under laboratory conditions

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A colony ofCuliseta longiareolata was set up in the laboratory starting with more than 700 larvae and pupae collected from an old well. Procedures for successful establishment of a colony and laboratory maintenance of this mosquito are described.

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Adham, F.K. Establishment of a colony of the mosquitoCuliseta longiareolata under laboratory conditions. Experientia 38, 1498–1499 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01955792

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