Fitness characteristics of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus during an attempted laboratory colonization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The malaria vector Anopheles funestus is increasingly recognized as a dominant vector of residual transmission in many African settings. Efforts to better understand its biology and control are significantly impeded by the difficulties of colonizing it under laboratory conditions. To identify key bottlenecks in colonization, this study compared the development and fitness characteristics of wild An. funestus from Tanzania (FUTAZ) and their F₁ offspring during colonization attempts. The demography and reproductive success of wild FUTAZ offspring were compared to that of individuals from one of the only An. funestus strains that has been successfully colonized (FUMOZ, from Mozambique) under similar laboratory conditions.

Methods

Wild An. funestus (FUTAZ)

SUBMITTER: Ngowo HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7955623 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature