Can somebody tell me if there is any laboratory or insectary from where I can find (purchase) artificially infected dengue mosquitoes?

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Sarah Al-Rahimy

Can you me with the idea of a new project in the field of insects?

Dhanusha Nirmani

Hello Sarah,

Sorry I did not get your question. Could you explain it a bit?

thank you

Munawir Sazali

If you are Indonesian, it's can be found at Eijkman Jakarta

Hi Munawir,

Im from Sri Lanka. Thank you for the information. Do you know whether they import them to other countries for research purposes?

Yes