Methods for culturing mosquito larvae have been
developed in many parts of the world. There are
numerous reports on this subject, and in fact
virtually every investigator has developed his own
technique.
Many species of mosquitos have been bred in the
laboratory, but the greater part of the literature
concerns Aedes aegypti. Next come the papers on
the various species of Culex and Anopheles, then
those on representatives of smaller genera.
In this summary special attention is directed to
several problem areas concerning larval culture on
the ordinary laboratory scale.