I do not know about Australia , but in my country and most countries mosquito reared within insectaries including in medical entomology unit or vector control unit.

Good Luck

Jason - 

I would encourage you to contact the medical entomologists directly. At JCU in Cairns (Scott Ritchie), QIMR in Brisbane (Greg Devine), University of Sydney - Westmead (Stephen Doggett), and others elsewhere. They will be able to point you in the right direction. 

Regards,

Philipp

I agree with Phillipp - JCU in Cairns would be your best bet - even Tom Burkot in Cairns (JCU)

Kind regards

Hayley

McFadden's lab in School of Botany , The University of Melbourne have the facility. Otherwise you can contact Dr Justin Boddey from WEHI, they have a BSL4 insectary.

Our entomologist Jean Bernard Duchemin here at the Australian Animal Health laboratories -CSIRO might have them.. We have a BSL3 secure insectary. I work with him. Let me know if you need his contact.

You should try that one: Gregor Devine MSc PhD

> Associate Professor, Group Leader

> Mosquito Control Laboratory

> Rm 1316, Level 13, Bancroft Building

> QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

> tel: +61 (0) 7 3845 3057 | fax: +61 (0) 7 3362 0111

> mob: +61 (0) 487 486157 | e:

>[email protected]>

> web: http://www.qimr.edu.au/page/lab/mosquito_control

> 300 Herston Road, Herston QLD 4006

> Locked Bag 2000 Royal Brisbane Hospital, QLD 4029

Best,

Guy

We do have mosquito colonies at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory but not the one you mentioned. We have Culex molestus and Culex annulirostris (easy ones). Culex australicus is supposed to be very hard to colonize (I failed to). No experience for the other ones. Nigel Beebe at UQ may have experience for An. annulipes?

Hi Jason,

we only have Anopheles stephensi in the Botany insectary. As far as I know the same is true of the WEHI facility.  Good luck with the search.

Dean

Hi Jason

Try Stephen Doggett or Cameron Webb at University of Sydney - Westmead Hospital for Culex australicus eggs.  I am not aware of any ongoing, established colonies of those species but I will ask at QIMR and Queensland Health. 

Francesca

Hi

I spoke with Justin (Dr Boddey, WEHI) and he said just to send him an email:

[email protected]

Ta

Hayley

you could also try Scott O'Neil's group at Monash University

I think, if you do not find these species colonies you can collect them and establish small colonies, just for your research.

Thank you all for your helpful responses and leads. My search continues!