COLLECTION AND PREPARATION OF BITING MIDGES (Fam. CERATOPOGONIDAE) AND OTHER SMALL DIPTERA FOR VIRUS ISOLATION

Abstract

Abstract Equipment and methods for the collection, handling and sorting of Ceratopogonidae for virus isolation are described. The desirability of processing living females of suitable physiological age is emphasized and the need for flexibility in the use of collection methods is discussed. The same procedures have been successfully applied to Phlebotomus and Simuliidae.