@article{fdi:010040728,
  title = {{L}aboratory colonization of {A}nopheles pseudopunctipennis ({D}iptera : {C}ulicidae) without forced mating},
  author = {{L}ardeux, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {Q}uispe, {V}. and {T}ejerina, {R}osenka and {R}odriguez, {R}. and {T}orrez, {L}ibia and {B}ouchit{\'e}, {B}ernard and {C}havez, {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}nopheles pseudopunctipennis is one of the main malaria vectors in the {A}ndean regions of {S}outh {A}merica. {F}ew experimental data exist on this species because it is not very available in laboratories due to its eurygamic status that makes colony maintenance difficult. {I}ndeed, individuals do not mate in the confined space of insectary cages. {T}o avoid this problem, forced artificial mating can be used. {H}owever, this technique is time consuming, requires a well-trained technician, and is inadequate for easy mass production, which is sometimes necessary for certain experimental works. {T}his study presents a technique based on exposure of adult mosquitoes to a blue stroboscopic light for 20 min during several nights, which encourages them to copulate naturally under laboratory conditions. {A}fter some generations, a self-free-mating strain was obtained. {T}he technique is simple, inexpensive and is probably effective whatever the {A}n. pseudopunctipennis strain considered.},
  keywords = {anopheles pseudopunctipennis ; colonization ; forced mating ; natural mating ; insectary},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}omptes {R}endus {B}iologies},
  volume = {330},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {571--575},
  ISSN = {1631-0691},
  year = {2007},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.crvi.2007.04.002},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040728},
}