Application

Originally developed for the culture of Drosophila; suitable for culture of other dipteran cell lines.

Schneider′s insect medium has been used: to culture Drosophilaneuronal cell line (BG3-c2cells)to cultivate subcultures ofLeishmania major for promastigote growth inhibition assayto seed purified ookinetes with Drosophila melanogaster S2 cells to assess the effect of the avermectin compound on cell development and to promote oocyte development