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THE successful preparation of permanent mounts of mosquito larvæ has for long been an arduous and uncertain operation; mounts in balsam are timeconsuming and frequently unsatisfactory, while mounts in chloral gum media do not keep well in some climates. The most recent advance is the medium of Bhatia1, consisting of pine rosin in eucalyptus oil, which is simple to use and gives a fair result. However, comparative tests of this medium against another which I have recently developed indicate that the latter gives an even more satisfactory result.
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Bhatia, M. L., Ind. J. Malar., 2, No. 4, 283 (1948); Nature, 164, 64 (1949).
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COLLESS, D. An Improved Method for Mounting Mosquito Larvæ. Nature 166, 486–487 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/166486b0
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