Microinjection of mosquito embryos

Abstract

Due to the recent interest in the development of novel genetic methods to control insect vectors of disease, a great deal of research has focused on the genetic manipulation of the insect vector (James, 1992). In the design of a control programme involving genetic modification of the insect vector, factors to be considered include the isolation of potentially useful target genes, appropriate tissue-specific control elements to direct their expression, and a means of introducing exogenous DNA into the insect genome.