LITE supports the testing of insecticide-based products for commercial and academic partners against a variety of mosquito colonies
What we do:
- Maintain mosquito colonies: We rear a wide range of insecticide susceptible and insecticide resistant mosquito strains, representing major disease carrying species with known resistance mechanisms.
- Run validated biological assays: We offer a variety of standardised tests to measure how new chemicals or products affect mosquito survival, behaviour, and other life traits, as well as post market assessments of product performance.
- Provide chemical analysis: Our team conducts insecticide quantification using HPLC based methods, including CIPAC approved procedures for InsecticideTreated Nets.
- Measure behavioural responses: We offer expertise in quantitative behavioural assays that help inform product design by capturing detailed mosquito responses to chemical exposure.
- Design new assays: We offer a bespoke assay development ‑ service, creating new biological or behavioural tests tailored to meet specific client needs.
- Operate to GLP standards: Our laboratories and insectaries are part of the UK Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) compliance monitoring programme.
LITE is part of iiDiagnostics, an LSTM subsidiary company, owned and managed by the LSTM group.
