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A New Larval Tray and Rack System for Improved Mosquito Mass Rearing

Caption: This shows a rack unit. (Left) The front view of the rack structure is fully stacked with trays in tilted position. (Center) This shows the detail of the endless screw jack system and its hand wheel controller. (Right) The back view shows the bottom frame of the rack with the plastic curtain, the metallic slide and the basket collector.

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