A protocol is presented for formulation of a blood-free artificial diet to feed Anopheles mosquitoes in captivity. This diet has a similar performance to vertebrate blood and triggers oogenesis and egg maturation and produces viable adult progeny.
Marques, J., Cardoso, J. C. R., Félix, R. C., Power, D. M., Silveira, H. A Blood-Free Diet to Rear Anopheline Mosquitoes. J. Vis. Exp. (155), e60144, doi:10.3791/60144 (2020).