Aspirator Gun for High-Throughput Mosquito Bioassays

Abstract

We describe an innovative aspirator gun designed to transfer individual anesthetized mosquitoes directly into glass bioassay tubes. The gun has been used for thousands of transfers with extremely low associated mortality and is the central component of a high-throughput bioassay system. The gun is constructed using readily obtainable materials and can be modified for a range of insects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA569798

Entities

People

  • Kenneth J. Linthicum
  • Robert L. Aldridge
  • Seth C. Britch
  • W. W. Wynn

Organizations

  • Agricultural Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Adhesives
  • Agriculture
  • Aspirators
  • Assembly
  • Bioassay
  • Couplings
  • Department Of Defense
  • Ecology
  • Heavy Duty
  • Insects
  • Materials
  • Military Camouflage
  • Spiders
  • Suction
  • Throughput
  • Vacuum

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  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology