Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area
Tags: biology, bacteria, mosquitoes
| Principal Investigator: | Hansen, Tamara A (1) |
| Licence Number: | 14402 |
| Organization: | Concordia University College of Alberta |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2008
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| Issued: | Jul 23, 2008 |
Objective(s): The objective of this research is to collect mosquitoes from the Inuvik area and perform a set of genetic tests to see if they are infected with a particular bacterium called Wolbachia.
Project Description: The objective of this research is to collect mosquitoes from the Inuvik area and perform a set of genetic tests to see if they are infected with a particular bacterium called Wolbachia. This bacterium is harmless to humans but affects the mating process of mosquitoes by killing the sperm of an infected male. A presence of Wolbachia has not been detected in the NWT as of yet, but if detected could be indicative of climate warming. The researcher will be walking around the collection site with a large sweep net used to collect the mosquitoes. They will be stored in a preservative until DNA testing can be completed at a future date. It is expect that 100 mosquitoes will be caught and used. Please contact the researcher for a copy of the final findings. Fieldwork will be conducted from July 23 to August 29, 2008 within the municipal boundaries of Inuvik.
