Journal of Medical Entomology (2020) 57, 649-652

Selene M. Garcia-Luna, Jose G. Juarez, Sofia Cabañas, Wendy Tang, E. Brendan Roark, Christopher R. Maupin, Ismael E. Badillo-Vargas and Gabriel L. Hamer (2020)
Stable isotope marking of laboratory-reared Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
Journal of Medical Entomology 57 (2), 649-652
Abstract: The use of stable isotope enrichment to mark mosquitoes has provided a tool to study the biology of vector species. In this study, we evaluated isotopic marking of Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) in a laboratory setting. We determined the optimal dosage for marking adult Ae. aegypti mosquitoes with ¹³C and ¹⁵N. Additionally, Ae. aegypti mosquitoes were single and dually marked with ¹³C and ¹⁵N for up to 60 d postemergence without changes to adult body size or transgenerational marking. This report adds to the growing literature that explores the use of alternative marking methods for ecological and vector biology studies.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
environment - cropping system/rotation

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aedes aegypti