Complete microinjection system for insects?

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Anup Chandra

You can go for Hamilton syringe.

Sabry Abdallah

Try the automatic insulin syringe......

S. Kumar Sampath

Typically a Micronjection System consists of three principal components for bio-manipulation of insects (including mosquitoes).

1) Inverted microscope (regularly used in most labs/ Stereozoom microscope (if you are using a specimen that is opaque and has a typical contour).

2) Micro-manipulator: This actually holds the needle and allows it to be moved in X,Y,Z coordinates.

3) Micro-injector: This acts a piston for injecting your injection sample into the target (eggs/ larvae/ adults). This can be automatic, semiautomatic or manual.

You can refer about microinjection here:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=improvised+microinjection+for+mosquito+vectors

Feel free to mail back at [email protected] for any additional clarifications.

All the best....