The Drosophila Food Starter Kit by Philip Harris contains everything you need to feed and house Drosophila melanogaster fly cultures for breeding (flies are available to purchase separately).
Drosophila melanogaster are an excellent organism for examining cross-breeding and genetics. Genetic traits such as eye colour, body colour and wing condition can be investigated by breeding normal type Drosophila melanogaster with other genetic hybrids (such as a culture possessing the vestigial wing trait).
Flies can be anaesthetised and separated for examination and further cross-breeding.
Each kit contains: 10 x Drosophila Vials with foam stopper, containing Drosophila Food 10 x Ladders - for flies to climb 5g pack of Yeast
In order to activate the Drosophila food, add a couple of granules of yeast to each of the vials before the introduction of the flies.
N.B. Drosophila Fruit Flies are not included
Always ensure the Drosophila vials are stoppered with a foam plug in between examination sessions. . Direct Delivery - up to 9 weeks.
CP00050720
Drosophila Ladders Plastic mesh Drosophila Ladders - used in the
90 £45.11
breeding of Drosophila. Pack of 10. Drosophila Ladders keep the medium in place and also gives a surface for flies to land on and for larvae to climb and pupate.
Can be used as a re-fill for the Philip Harris Drosophila Food Starter Kit. Direct Delivery - up to 7 days.
CP00050722 £10.02
Yeast Sachet: Drosophila Food Starter Kit Re-fill
Yeast Sachet, 5g A small sachet of Yeast which can be used as a re-fill for the Philip Harris Drosophila Food Starter Kit. A small number of yeast granules are added to Drosophila Food Tubes in order to activate.
Direct Delivery - up to 7 days. CP00050723
5g £1.20 B. Ready Mix Dried Food For Drosophila
A complete culture medium quickly made up by the addition of water. A mould inhibitor is incorporated and the need for autoclaving is eliminated. Each 100g pack contains sufficient for 20 tubes or 5 x 150cm bottles together with a packet of dried active yeast.
Direct Delivery - up to 2 weeks. E8A03876
1kg £25.14
C. Foam Stoppers
Porous, to allow air to diffuse in and out of specimen tubes. Autoclavable. Size: D30 x L30mm. Direct Delivery - up to 2 weeks.
E8A83537 pack 50 £16.70 D. Glass Bottle, For Drosophila 130ml
Capacity: 130cm3. Neck internal diameter: 30mm. Direct Delivery - up to 2 weeks. CP053203AA
E. McCartney Bottles 28mL, with fitted Aluminium cap. Autoclavable. E8R06307
F. Choice Chambers
A petri dish with 4 compartments and lid for easy viewing of woodlice and other small invertebrates. The compartments allow 4 different conditions to be observed.
E8R06054 pack 20 £25.14 pack 10 £11.84
pack 12 £13.99
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