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ArticleInsects2026

Herring-Based Diets Provide Robust Support for

Samuel S Akporh, Ibrahim K Gyimah, Aaron A Lartey, Samuel O Darkwah, Godwin K Amlalo, Sampson Gbagba, Ali Bin Idrees Alhassan, Godwin Hamenu, Dominic Acquah-Baidoo, Joannitta Joannides and 9 more

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Article in Insects, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Samuel S AkporhVestergaard-NMIMR Vector Labs, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG 581, Ghana.ORCID 0009-0007-9273-7083
Ibrahim K GyimahVestergaard-NMIMR Vector Labs, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG 581, Ghana.ORCID 0009-0008-2398-538X
Aaron A LarteyVestergaard-NMIMR Vector Labs, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG 581, Ghana.ORCID 0009-0000-7656-8047
Samuel O DarkwahVestergaard-NMIMR Vector Labs, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG 581, Ghana.ORCID 0009-0006-0220-4375
Godwin K AmlaloVestergaard-NMIMR Vector Labs, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG 581, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-1280-4770
Sampson GbagbaVestergaard-NMIMR Vector Labs, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG 581, Ghana.ORCID 0009-0000-0138-629X
Ali Bin Idrees AlhassanVestergaard-NMIMR Vector Labs, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG 581, Ghana.ORCID 0009-0006-1643-143X
Godwin HamenuVestergaard-NMIMR Vector Labs, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG 581, Ghana.ORCID 0009-0001-6424-3007
Dominic Acquah-BaidooVestergaard-NMIMR Vector Labs, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG 581, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-4386-0655
Joannitta JoannidesVestergaard-NMIMR Vector Labs, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG 581, Ghana.ORCID 0009-0005-0095-4490
Gladys N DoughanVestergaard-NMIMR Vector Labs, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG 581, Ghana.
Godwin A KoffaVestergaard-NMIMR Vector Labs, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG 581, Ghana.
Enyonam A AkpakliVestergaard-NMIMR Vector Labs, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG 581, Ghana.ORCID 0009-0003-4371-3043
Akua O Y DanquahVestergaard-NMIMR Vector Labs, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG 581, Ghana.ORCID 0009-0003-7203-3733
Samuel K DadzieDepartment of Parasitology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG 581, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-4105-1010
Duncan K AthinyaVestergaard Frandsen (EA) Limited, 14 Riverside, Belgravia Block, 6th Floor, Nairobi P.O. Box 66889-00800, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0001-7909-0448
Rinki DebVestergaard Sàrl, Place St. François 1, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3339-0127
Rebecca PwaliaVestergaard-NMIMR Vector Labs, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG 581, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-7738-0652
Jewelna AkorliDepartment of Parasitology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG 581, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-3972-0860

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Laboratory maintenance of mosquitoes is important for studying vector biology and transmission of diseases, and for testing vector control tools. Standard operating procedures require feeding larvae with commercial fish meal. However, for many insectaries in sub-Saharan Africa, the commonly used feeds are imported and accompanied by procurement challenges. Changing the larval feed abruptly without allowing the larvae to adapt to new brands of feed also leads to a decrease in mosquito colonies in the laboratory. We investigated locally acquired beans, maize, and dried herrings as alternate feeds for mosquito larvae reared under laboratory conditions. Four replicates for each treatment were prepared, each containing 100 first instar larvae of

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Anopheles gambiaefecundityinsectarylarval developmentlarval dietspopulation growth rate

Identifiers

PMID41598955
PMCPMC12842073

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