Aedes albopictus (Y)

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Emily P.
Location
Collection date 10/05/2023
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Elizabethtown Area High School
Observations

female mosquito

 

Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Diptera Culicidae Aedes Aedes albopictus

Methods

Extraction kit Wizard SV (Promega)
DNA extraction location Whole arthropod
Single or Duplex PCR Duplex Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer TAE
DNA stain Other
Gel images
Protocol notes

 

 

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level Low
Explanation of confidence level

Bands were faint and hard to read, but controls still worked.

 

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
Summary The Aedes albopictus was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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