Friday, August 15, 2014

Mosquitoes feeding on a willing Victim. Sliding his arm into a specially designed net box, an ICIPE lab assistant allows a colony of hungry (but non-malarial) female Anopheles gambiae to feed on his blood. These feeding sessions are the only way to keep lab-bred mosquitoes plump and fertile, ensuring scientists a constant supply of experimental subjects.
Photo credit: Remi Benali

Mosquitoes feeding on a willing Victim. Sliding his arm into a specially designed net box, an ICIPE lab assistant allows a colony of hungry (but non-malarial) female Anopheles gambiae to feed on his blood. These feeding sessions are the only way to keep lab-bred mosquitoes plump and fertile, ensuring scientists a constant supply of experimental subjects.
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