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Table 1 Comparison of the maintenance conditions used in the small cage and semi-field colonies of An. arabiensis studied here

From: Colonization of malaria vectors under semi-field conditions as a strategy for maintaining genetic and phenotypic similarity with wild populations

Description

Small cage colony

Semi-field colony

Founding individuals

1,800/line

~3,000

Containment size

35 × 35 × 35 cm

21 × 9.1 × 7.1 m

Environmental control

Ambient

Ambient

Larval food

Tetramin

Natural (microbial growth)

Adult food

Glucose solution (10%)

Natural (plant sugars)

Blood meal source

Human

Cow

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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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