Bulk-up Synchronisation of Successive Larval Cohorts of Anopheles Gambiae Sensu Stricto and Anopheles Coluzzii Through Temperature Reduction at Early Larval Stages: Effect on Emergence Rates, Body Size and Mating Success

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Bulk-up Synchronisation of Successive Larval Cohorts of Anopheles Gambiae Sensu Stricto and Anopheles Coluzzii Through Temperature Reduction at Early Larval Stages: Effect on Emergence Rates, Body Size and Mating Success

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Background: Malaria persists as a huge medical and economic burden. Although the number of cases and death rates have reduced in recent years, novel interventions are a necessity if such gains are to be maintained. Alternative methods to target mosquito vector populations that involve the release of large numbers genetically modified mosquitoes are in development. However, their successful introduction will require innovative strategies to bulk-up mosquito numbers and improve mass rearing protocols for Anopheles mosquitoes.

Methods: Here we aimed to exploit the relationship between mosquito aquatic stage development and temperature so that multiple cohorts of mosquitoes, from separate egg batches, could be synchronised for a ‘bulk-up’ of the number of mosquitoes released. First instar larvae were separated into two cohorts: the first, maintained under standard insectary conditions at 27^oC, the second subjected to an initial 5-day cooling period at 19^oC.

Results: Cooling of 1^stinstars slowed the mean emergence times of An. coluzzii and An. gambiae by 2.4 and 3.5 days, respectively, compared to their 27^oC counterparts. Pupation and emergence rates were good (> 85%) in all conditions. Temperature adjustment had no effect on mosquito sex ratio and adult fitness parameters such as body size and mating success were also comparable with the control cohort.

Conclusions: Bulk-up larval synchronization is a simple method allowing more operational flexibility in mosquito production towards mark-release-recapture studies and mass release interventions.

Infectious Diseases

Parasitology

Anopheles gambiae

larvae development

temperature

mass rearing

mosquito release programmes

mark release recapture studies

Malaria is a persistent public health issue. Despite over 50 years of sustained effort to control the disease through the use of antimalarial drugs and vector control, transmission has been interrupted in only a limited number of countries. The World Health Organization reported 228 million cases and 405,000 deaths in 2018 (1). Most of these deaths occurred in children under the age of 5 living in sub-Saharan Africa. In recent years, the introduction of insecticide treated bednets (ITNs), mainly long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) combined with Artemisinin-based combination therapies has resulted in a decline in malaria incidence, thus providing renewed hope for elimination goals (2, 3). However, such gains are beginning to diminish, once again threatened by the development and spread of resistance to all antimalarials and insecticides introduced (4, 5). Furthermore, behavioural changes in mosquito vectors, whereby they bite at dawn or early evening rather than through the night, when people are under bednet protection, diminishes the effectiveness of current intra-domiciliary control measures (6-9). Therefore, if reductions in malaria burden are to be at least sustained, alternative complementary approaches are necessary (10).

The development rate of insects is mainly temperature dependent and offers the potential opportunity to slow or accelerate development (29). In Anopheles gambiae, the relationship between mosquito aquatic stage development and temperature has been well studied (30-34). Within a minimum and maximum threshold, development rate increases linearly with an increase in temperature. Indeed, Barreaux et al. (2018) reported a 1.4-day difference in time to pupation between larvae maintained at 21^oC and 29^oC (31). similarly, Christiansen-Jucht and colleagues reported a linear increase in development rate from 23^oC to 31^oC, but at 35^oC all larvae died before emergence (34). Bayoh and Lindsay (2003) showed that development rate increased linearly with temperatures from 22^oC to 28^oC resulting in a ~10-day shift in egg to adult development time. No adults emerged at temperatures below 18^oC or above 34 ^oC (32).

In this study, we aimed to exploit this relationship to mimic synchronisation of successive egg batches obtained from repeated blood-feeding of a single female cohort, without impacting negatively on mosquito survival. The rearing temperature of 1^st instar larvae of An. gambiae s.s. and An. coluzzii laboratory strains was reduced with the aim of slowing down development by approximately 3 days, the time required for one gonotrophic cycle by females at 27^oC (35-37). The impact of the temperature alteration on the pupation and emergence rates, developmental times, adult phenotypic quality and mating success was evaluated. The ability to slow down a larval cohort by 3 days, hence to synchronize the emergence of adult progeny resulting from multiple blood feeds and successive egg batches from the same pool of females, has important implications for the optimisation of mass production and release methods for Anopheles s.l.

Mosquito maintenance

Anopheles gambiae s.s, Kisumu strain; an old strain colonized originally from Kisumu, Kenya, East Africa, and Anopheles coluzzii, VK3 strain; a strain colonized in 2018 from Vallee du Khou, Burkina Faso, West Africa, were maintained in the Manson Insectaries at the Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology, Keele University, UK. The strains were kept under our standard Manson insectary conditions: 27+ 2^oC, 12/12-hour light/dark cycle at 70+ 5% relative humidity unless otherwise stated (38). Adults had a constant supply of 10% glucose and were blood fed on defibrinated horse blood (TCS Biosciences) using the Hemotek membrane feeding system (Blackburn, United Kingdom). Polystyrene cups, lined with Whatman filter paper, containing 50:50 deionized: mineral water was provided for oviposition. After hatching, 200 first instar larvae / 500ml mixed water (250ml deionized water + 250ml mineral water) were placed in trays (34cm X 24cm) and supplemented with 2 drops of Liquifry. Feeding with solid food commenced after 24h, and all trays were provided with an additional 500ml water on day 5. Larvae were fed with an optimised feeding regime using ground TetraMin fish food (Tetramin, Tetra, Melle, Germany) and transferred to adult cages (5l plastic, 20.5cm height x 20cm diameter), upon pupation as described elsewhere (38, 39) .

Manipulation of larval temperature

For each strain, 1^stinstar larvae from one egg batch were split into two groups: control and temperature manipulated. The larvae in the control group were trayed in accordance with standard insectary protocol as described above (200 larvae/tray), 8 trays in total. The larvae in the temperature manipulated group were trayed at 2000 larvae/tray and placed in a climate chamber at 19^oC 12/12-hour light/dark cycle at 70+ 5 % relative humidity (Panasonic MLR Climatic Test Chambers 352H-PE Kadoma, Osaka, Japan). The temperature manipulated larvae remained at 19^oC for 5 days and fed, first with Liquifry (as described previously), and then ad libitum with ground TetraMin fish food. On day 5, larvae kept at 19^oC were transferred to standard insectary conditions (27+ 2^oC) and re-trayed at 200 larvae/tray (500ml of mixed water was added, with an additional 500ml of tap water) 8 trays total. Larvae in the 27^oC control group were reared according to the standard insectary protocol for the duration of the experiment.

Adult development and mating

Adult emergence and pupae failing to emerge were recorded daily, as well as dead adults. For each experimental groups, pupae were collected each day, sexed and placed into separate cages for males and females. Male and female mosquitoes aged 3-5 days old were combined (40 males + 40 females) into mating cages (6 cages total) and allowed to mate overnight. The following morning, mosquitoes were transferred to -20^oC and stored in 75% ethanol. Spermathecae from female mosquitoes were dissected and burst open in a drop of water. The presence of a coagulated sperm bundle provided confirmation of a successful mating event. Wing length was recorded for all females and a subsample of 15-30 males/condition as a proxy for adult size as described elsewhere (40).

Statistical analysis

Binomial variables such as pupation rates, emergence rates, sex ratio, and insemination rates were analysed via logistic regression. Emergence times were analysed via proportional hazard analysis. Likelihood odds ratios were used for post-hoc comparisons following logistic regression and proportional hazard analysis. Continuous data, such as wing length, (body size) was checked for normality and parametric and non-parametric tests were used where appropriate. In all multivariate analyses, interactions between independent variables were tested but removed from models if not significant. All analyses were carried out using the JMP 14 statistical software (SAS Institute, North Carolina)

Effect of temperature manipulation on pupation and emergence rates

Logistic regression analysis indicated that the reduction in temperature, to 19^oC, during early larval development had no overall impact on pupation rates of An. coluzzii or An. gambiae (Likelihood ratio Chi-square = 3.63, df =1 P = 0.057). There was a significant difference in pupation rates between the two species (LR = 144.23, df =1, P < 0.001). Higher pupation rates were observed for An. coluzzii at both 19^oC (98%) and 27^oC (97.5%), however, An. gambiae also achieved high pupation rates at both temperatures; 85% (19^oC) and 89% (27^oC) (Figure 1a).

High overall emergence rates (> 85%) were observed for both species, however the effect of temperature depended on species (Table 1). Indeed, higher emergence rates were observed for An. coluzzii at 19^oC, whereas for An. gambiae emergence was higher at 27^oC (Figure 1b).

Table 1 Logistic regression (Likelihood ratios) of the effect of temperature and species on emergence rates

Source	DF	LR ChiSquare	Prob>ChiSq
Species	1	30.61	< 0.001
Temperature	1	5.79	0.016
Temperature*Species	1	24.15	< 0.001

DF Degrees of freedom, LR Likelihood Ratio

Effect of temperature manipulation on sex ratio

None of the An. coluzzii and An. gambiae treatment groups differed from a male:female ratio of 1:1. For An. coluzzii at 19^oC the proportion of males was 0.52 (95% CI 0.48-0.56) and at 27^oC the proportion of males was 0.54 (CI 0.50-0.58). For An. gambiae the male:female ratio for both temperatures was 0.51:0.49 (CIs +/- 0.04). Logistic regression analysis indicated that sex-ratios did not significantly differ between species (LR Chi-square= 2.14, df =1, P =0.144) nor by temperature condition (LR Chi-square =0.002, df =1, P =0.965).

Effect of temperature manipulation on emergence times

Proportional hazards analysis revealed that the emergence time of both An. coluzzii and An. gambiae was significantly affected by the 5-day cooling period (Table 2). An. coluzzii took on average 2.4 and An. gambiae 3.5 days longer to emerge compared with those maintained at 27^oC (Figure 2). There were also significant differences in emergence times between species and sex. The interactions between species, sex and temperature were also found to be significant (Table 2).

Table 2 Logistic regression (Likelihood Ratios) for the effect of species, temperature and sex on emergence time

Source	DF	LR ChiSquare	Prob>ChiSq
Species	1	259.71	< 0.001
Temperature	1	2025.21	< 0.001
Sex	1	19.51	< 0.001
Temperature*Species	1	46.01	< 0.001
Temperature*Sex	1	5.60	0.018

Effect of temperature manipulation on adult fitness parameters

Multivariate analysis showed that mosquito wing length was significantly affected by species, temperature and sex (Table 3). An. coluzzii individuals were significantly smaller than An. gambiae and male mosquitoes significantly smaller than females. Those exposed to the 19^oC 5-day cooling period were significantly smaller than their counterparts maintained at 27^oC (Table 3, Figure 3a).

Table 3 General linear model effect data for the effect of species, temperature and sex on mosquito wing lengths

Source	DF	Sum of Squares	F Ratio	Prob > F
Species	1	1.20	70.86	< 0.001
Temperature	1	0.51	30.29	< 0.001
Sex	1	0.89	52.09	< 0.001

Insemination rates were similar at both temperatures for both species (Figure 3b). When female size was also considered, differences were apparent between species, between temperatures and at different wing lengths (Table 4). Overall, inseminated females were larger in all conditions (Figure 3c).

Table 4 Logistic regression (Likelihood Ratios) for the effect of species, temperature and wing length on mosquito inseminations rates

Source	DF	L-R ChiSquare	Prob>ChiSq
Species	1	6.63	0.010
Temperature	1	4.16	0.041
Wing length (mm)	1	94.00	< 0.001

Here we show that through temperature manipulation it is possible to delay emergence of mosquitoes by up to 3 days; the approximate length of the gonotrophic cycle of Anopheline females. These finding are important for ecological studies that require small punctual releases and for interventions requiring mass releases focussing on Anopheline vector species. Currently the logistics and planning for Anopheline production revolve around the assumption that achieved mosquito numbers, at a particular time point, directly depend on the quantity of eggs produced by a single gonotrophic cycle. The findings of this study offer the potential to effectively double the progeny produced from one female cohort, thereby bringing much needed flexibility to Anopheline rearing practices.

The 3-day delay was achieved by subjecting first instar larvae to a 5-day cooling period at 19^oC. The alteration in temperature had no effect on pupation rates although there was a difference in the rate of pupation between An. coluzzii and An. gambiae. We also found that cooling had a minimal effect on emergence rates, that were > 85%, but affected the two species conversely. In An. coluzzii, it resulted in an increase in emergence rate but in An. gambiae it resulted in small decrease in emergence rates. Overall, pupation and emergence rates were high and in line with reports elsewhere for laboratory reared Anopheles (41, 42).

We found no effect of temperature reduction on sex ratio, which was equivalent to a 1:1 male to female ratio in both species. Any evidence of female bias would have important consequences for male-focused mass release programmes. Imbalances have been reported following temperature and diet alterations for Aedes mosquitoes (43, 44). However, for Anopheles mosquitoes no such differences have been found (45, 46).

Adult phenotypic quality and mating competitiveness are crucial to the success of release programmes (39, 47, 48). Several studies have reported negative carry-over effects on the phenotypic quality of adult mosquitoes following experimental manipulations of larval conditions such as temperature, density and food availability (31, 38, 49). Here we found that male and female adults reared at 19^oC were smaller than those reared at 27^oC, but the 0.05 mm (1.5%) reduction in size observed was unlikely to be biologically important. Indeed, the negligible size differences found did not translate to a negative impact on insemination rates. In the natural setting, An. gambiae s.l. mate in swarms that are typically composed of males and females visit to choose a mate and leave in copula (17, 50). Smaller males have reduced spermatogenesis and are less competitive in terms of mating than medium-to-large sized mosquitoes, making them poor candidates for release programmes (51, 52). Compared to the size distribution from those reports (2.48-3.12), males produced in this study at either temperature, were relatively large (2.98-3.08 mm) and consistent with the optimal size of 3mm for mating found in field studies (17).

Smaller females have reduced fecundity, have been shown to require multiple blood feeds before completion of a gonotophic cycle and may be less attractive to males (34, 39, 53, 54). Although we found no difference in overall insemination rates in relation to larval cooling, inseminated An. coluzzii and An. gambiae females were 0.08 mm (2.7%) and 0.09 mm (2.9%) larger than non-inseminated ones, respectively. Although, this is again a very small size difference, the finding that larger females were more likely to mate is consistent with results from insectary and field swarm studies that suggest that males might prefer to mate with larger females (17).

The current study opted to slow down larval development rate by lowering the temperature rather than speed it up by increasing the temperature. Studies elsewhere have shown that at temperatures >34^oC there are negative, irreversible carry-over effects on surviving adult mosquitoes and overall survival is lower (32, 34, 55). Indeed, although adults develop quicker, they are smaller (31, 34, 56) possibly because food consumption cannot sustain the rate of metabolism (57). Therefore, our work corroborated previous studies which found that cooling temperatures serve as a reversible inhibitor to mosquito development with negligible impacts on mosquito phenotypic quality, provided they are not maintained throughout their entire development (32, 58). We opted for a relatively short 5-day cooling period of 1st instars, which allowed rearing at 10-fold higher density and ad libitum feeding. In preliminary studies we attempted to also maintain 1^st instar larvae at comparable densities at 27^oC but found that larval competition negatively affected development rates and success. Hence, keeping 1^stinstars at high densities was only possible for larvae kept at cooler temperature which reduced their metabolism and food consumption (57, 59). The optimised protocol presented here therefore exploits the relationship between development rate, temperature, density and food availability to adjust emergence time by ~3 days. As an incubator/fridge will be required for the cooled temperature condition, the 10-fold higher density culture at 19^oC make the method both practical and scalable whilst minimizing pressure in terms of insectary space.

In conclusion, we present an optimised translatable methodology to increase Anopheles mosquito numbers for release studies and programmes. The optimised regime including a 5-day reduction in temperature (from 27^oC to 19^oC), adapted feeding and increased density represents a practical and scalable addition to mosquito production protocols. Here we achieved a 2.4 and 3.5-day delay for An. coluzzii and An. gambiae emergence times, respectively with no or negligible impacts on mosquito numbers, adult body size and mating rates. Using 18^oC to slowdown larval development will ensure that a 3-day delay is achieved under all circumstances. As the 3-day delay spans the duration of one gonotrophic cycle the inclusion of a cooling period into mosquito mass rearing protocols offers the potential to synchronise successive larvae batches from a single pool of females. This is a modest but much needed step towards the optimisation of rearing techniques geared specifically for Anopheles mosquitoes, one of the most important groups of disease vectors.

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Competing interests

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Funding

This work was funded by Target Malaria, a research consortium, which receives core funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and from the Open Philanthropy Project Fund, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation. These funding bodies have had no direct role in the design of the study nor in the collection, analysis, interpretation of data and in the writing of the manuscript.

Authors' contributions

Experiments were designed by FT and HM, SS and SA. Experiments we conducted by QZ, FM and SA. Data was analysed by FT and QZ. HM and FT wrote the manuscript with input from FAA. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Acknowledgements

Authors would like to acknowledge the help of Carol Stimpson for proof-reading the manuscript.

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Bulk-up Synchronisation of Successive Larval Cohorts of Anopheles Gambiae Sensu Stricto and Anopheles Coluzzii Through Temperature Reduction at Early Larval Stages: Effect on Emergence Rates, Body Size and Mating Success

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