Aedes aegypti
Egg Availability: paper towel strips or loose Larva Availability: Mixed-sex, any instar (roughly sized) Adult Availability: Mixed-sex or single-sex Shipping Containers: Larvae ship in gallon bags of water, adults in cup-cages
Additional Information:
Eggs typically hatch in less than one hour in water that has been thoroughly deoxygenated. Unhatched eggs remain viable for months in cool, semi-humid conditions. This colony was derived from the USDA "Gainesville" strain and has been continuously colonized at Benzon Research since 1994.
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Species information from Benzon Research