Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, a Rapid Method for Predicting the Age of Male and Female Wild-Type and Wolbachia Infected Aedes aegypti.

• Main Authors: Maggy T Sikulu-Lord (Author), Masabho P Milali (Author), Michael Henry (Author), Robert A Wirtz (Author), Leon E Hugo (Author), Floyd E Dowell (Author), Gregor J Devine (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Estimating the age distribution of mosquito populations is crucial for assessing their capacity to transmit disease and for evaluating the efficacy of available vector control programs. This study reports on the capacity of the near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) technique to rapidly predict the ages...