CDC Bottle Bioassay Training Series

CDC BOTTLE BIOASSAY TRAINING SERIES

Join Katherine Brisco of the UC Davis Mosquito Control Research Lab to learn how to perform a CDC Bottle Bioassay to assess insecticide resistance in adult mosquito populations. Learn more about the CDC Bottle Bioassay and access the manual on the CDC website. To obtain a kit, request an order form by email to USbottleassaykit@cdc.gov. The PacVec data sheet is available for download.

Part 1: Introduction to the CDC Bottle Bioassay Kit

Part 2: Mixing insecticide stock solutions

Part 3: Coating bottles with insecticide stock solution

Part 4: Aspirating mosquitoes

Part 5: Recording Data

Part 6: Washing Bottles

The Pacific Southwest Regional Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases is supported through Cooperative Agreement Number 1U01CK000649 between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the University of California, Davis.