LARVAL MOSQUITO RESISTANCE TESTING VIDEOS

PacVec’s overview video on testing for resistance in larval mosquitoes discusses the rationale for monitoring resistance in mosquitoes; an overview of dose responses and how the dose response changes as resistance to larvicides evolves in a mosquito population; the different types of larval mosquito control agents; the supplies needed for carrying out bioassays; bioassay set-up and making stock solutions of control agents; and interpreting the bioassay results. Watch additional videos for more information on testing for resistance in larval mosquitoes to bacterial larvicides, spinosad, sphaericus, and methoprene. 

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SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS

Hard copies of the tables, figures, summative assessments of some of the content, examples of a datasheet and probit paper, and additional information in the video,Testing for Resistance in Larval Mosquitoes – An Overview”, can be downloaded here.

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.

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