Mosquito Artificial Blood Meal (Membrane Feeding and Colony Rearing) BZ699
Product Code: BZ699
Manufacturer: Biochemazone
Available Pack Sizes: 50 mL, 100 mL, 200 mL, 500 mL
Custom Bulk Quantities Available
Product Overview
Biochemazone Mosquito Artificial Blood Meal BZ699 is a blood substitute for feeding mosquito colonies through a membrane feeder. It reduces the need for live animals or donated blood, which can be costly, hard to obtain and variable from lot to lot.
The formula follows the published approach of artificial blood meals for Aedes aegypti (Gonzales et al., 2018, Scientific Reports, and later work): animal-derived proteins (bovine serum albumin and bovine haemoglobin) in a bicarbonate-buffered salt base, with ATP as a feeding stimulant. It has a pH of about 7.4 (range 7.2–7.6).
Feeding rates, egg numbers and larval development on artificial meals can differ from those on blood and between species and strains, so compare it against your current blood source before switching a colony. Made under Biochemazone’s ISO 9001 / GMP quality system.
Key Features & Benefits
✅ Blood-Free Meal – No live hosts or donated blood
✅ Published Approach – Protein, salts and ATP
✅ pH About 7.4 – Range 7.2–7.6
✅ ATP Feeding Stimulant – Promotes engorgement
✅ Membrane-Feeder Ready – Warm and load
✅ Consistent Lots – Repeatable colony feeding
✅ ISO 3696 Grade Water – Prepared using high-purity laboratory water
✅ Made in Canada – Manufactured under ISO 9001 / GMP quality systems
Applications
🦟 Colony Rearing
• Routine egg production
• Maintaining strains without blood
• Back-up meal when blood is short
🧬 Vector Research
• Feeding-behaviour studies
• Delivery of test compounds in a meal
• Gut-microbiota studies
🏭 Mass Rearing
• Sterile-insect programmes
• Insecticide-resistance testing colonies
Usage Areas
- Insectaries
- Vector-control laboratories
- Public-health entomology groups
- Insecticide developers
- Universities
Typical Properties
- Appearance: Opaque red-brown liquid
- pH: about 7.4 (range 7.2–7.6)
- Composition: Bovine serum albumin and bovine haemoglobin in a bicarbonate-buffered salt base with ATP
- Biological Status: Contains animal-derived proteins; not sterile unless ordered
Storage & Stability
- Storage Temperature: 2–30 °C
- Shelf Life: 1 year for unopened bottles
- Shipping: Room temperature
- Best kept at 2–8 °C for prolonged storage and stability of the albumin, haemoglobin and ATP components; storage at 2–30 °C is fine for short-term use
- Warm to about 37 °C before feeding; use opened material the same day
Customization Options
- Meals for Anopheles and Culex colonies
- ATP supplied separately for fresh addition
- Single-feed aliquots
- Bulk supply for mass rearing
Ordering Information
BZ699 is available in standard laboratory sizes or OEM/bulk supply formats.
📄 MSDS, Technical Datasheet, and Certificate of Analysis (CoA) available upon request
📧 Email: info@biochemazone.com
🌐 Website: www.biochemazone.com
⚠️ For research and product testing only. Not for veterinary or human therapeutic use.
