Evaluating Mosquitoes for Insecticide Resistance
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Bottle Bioassay

  1. Dose the bottle with acetone using labeled pipette.
    Acetone is used to serve as a vehicle for spreading the insecticide over the bottle surface.
    Use the same amount for each bottle.
  1. Dose the bottle with prepared insecticide sample. (See table below for recommended dosages).
    Be sure to use a separate pipette to avoid cross contamination of different insecticide samples.
  1. Cap each bottle immediately to avoid premature evaporation.

Repeat this process for each insecticide sample.

On a sheet of graph paper, record the amount of insecticide you used on each bottle. Be sure to label each bottle with the type and concentration of insecticide it contains.

Dose a final bottle with acetone only to serve as control.

 
     
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