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ATTEMPTS to colonize A. funestus funestus Giles, the second most important vector of malaria in Africa, commenced in 1954 and continued for three years. During 1955–56 the first successful colony of this mosquito was established from eggs laid by wild-caught females of A. funestus, given alternative feeds on human and guinea pig blood. The egg production of this colony was of short duration and small quantity, and the colony eventually died out after a few months.
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SERVICE, M., OGUAMAH, D. Colonization of Anopheles funestus. Nature 181, 1225 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811225b0
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