. A practical study of malaria. A miniature mosquito farm. ETIOLOGY III Place, with the ventral aspect up, in a drop of normal saltsolution upon a glass slide. Transfix the center of the thorax with a dissecting needle. Flatten the abdomen by gentle pressure of the other needle,and nick the intersegmental membrane on each side betweenthe second and third last Fig. 43.—Midgut, Malpighian tubules, and ovaries of the mosquito. With the needle upon the last segment, pull gently until thesegments separate and the viscera are drawn out. Separate the stomach from the esophagus in front and


. A practical study of malaria. A miniature mosquito farm. ETIOLOGY III Place, with the ventral aspect up, in a drop of normal saltsolution upon a glass slide. Transfix the center of the thorax with a dissecting needle. Flatten the abdomen by gentle pressure of the other needle,and nick the intersegmental membrane on each side betweenthe second and third last Fig. 43.—Midgut, Malpighian tubules, and ovaries of the mosquito. With the needle upon the last segment, pull gently until thesegments separate and the viscera are drawn out. Separate the stomach from the esophagus in front and fromthe hind-gut and Malpighian tubules behind, and remove theseorgans. Add more salt solution if necessary and apply a cover-glass The salivary glands (Fig. 44) lie immediately above theorigin of the first pair of legs. One method of removing them


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