Data from: Performance of five food regimes on Anopheles gambiae senso stricto larval rearing to adult emergence in Insectary
Happiness S. Kivuyo, Paschal H. Mbazi, Denis S. Kisika, Stephen Munga, Susan F. Rumisha, Felister M. Urasa & Eliningaya J. Kweka
Background: Rearing of Anopheles gambiae s.s mosquitoes in insectary with quality cheap food sources is of paramount importance for better and healthy colony. This study evaluated larval survival and the development rate of aquatic stages of An.gambiae s.s under five food regimes; tetramin fish food (a standard insectary larval food), maize pollen, Cerelac, green filamentous algae and dry powdered filamentous algae. Methods: Food materials were obtained from different sources, cerelac was made locally, fresh filamentous...