
Artifical feeding
Artifical feeding of bloodsuckers can be an elegant way to minimize the use of vertebrate hosts.
We use methods of artifical feeding for:
- the breeding, e.g. of bedbugs and lice
- the testing of repellents, e.g. for fleas
- the screening of systemic agents, e.g. with ticks
Artifical feeding of bedbugs Preparation for flea feeding Sucking I. ricinus nymphs on artificial membrane (red globules: tick excrements)