Agar for food.
USB, Cat# 10654, 5lb $130.00
Amersham Pharmacia Biotech
2636 South Clearbrook Dr.
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005
1-800-323-9750/800-228-8735
Torula Yeast.
CF-2 Torula Yeast; 100lb. $205.00 and FOB Wisconsin
Lake States, Division Rhinelander Paper Co.
515 West Davenport St.
Rhinelander, WI 54501
715-369-4217/Fax 715-369-4141
Attention: Tom Vergeront (Call Lake States to determine if this is still the appropriated contact)
Peter Blidy Sales: This is the original distributor who then sent me
to Lake States
1850 Edgecliff
Fullerton, CA 92631
714-992-1688
32 oz plastic "Sweetheart" containers: tubs for growing larvae.
Tubs: @ $69.49 for a case of 250 tubs (OC32RH)
Lids: @ $86.25 for a case of 500 lids (LOC32) - specify that you don't
want lids unless they are needed.
State College Paper
2591-4 Clyde Ave.
State College, PA 16801
234-2230/FAX 234-4112
Lisa is making arrangements to get a special order of 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 1/2 inch white foam trays. A case of 500 costs $28.45.
Styrofoam meat trays for grape plates.
8SW white 10 X 8 X 5/8 foam trays
product # 22949
500/case: $15.85 per case
Customer number: 64123
7/21/00: As of July 1, 2000, they will no longer deliver the trays to PSU. I need to make arrangements to have them sent UPS. To set this up, contact Cathey at 800-642-1662. I'm going to test some trays special ordered by State College Paper.
Sofco Mead
675 Rose St.
Williamsport, PA.17701
800-642-1662 Fax 607-739-0056
Glass fly vials (consider using plastic).
Shell vials, N-51A borosilicate glass, 25 x 95 mm, no closure
pg 1872 of 1998 Fisher catalog
cat # 03-339-30J
$56.10 / pack of 144
$218.59 / case of 4 packs
Blue epoxy-coated racks for storing fly vials.
29 x 24 x 8.9 cm, holds 80 25 mm vials
VWR, cat.# 60916-884, epoxy coated racks, $13.60 each
1 pint glass fly bottles from Sun Brokers, Inc. (see below for
caps).
201 656 48 bottles/case $49.90/case
10 or more cases $44.91/case
Sun Brokers, Inc.
P.O. Box 2230
Wilmington, NC 28402
800-522-8425/FAX 919-762-4942
Bottle Caps for 1 pint glass bottles from Sun Brokers, Inc.
Cardboard cap, unwaxed, #201-660
500/case, $12.00/case
10-24 cases: $10.20/case
1 pint Polyethylene Fly bottles (Note that the info in the the
fly polulation folder).
Polyethylene Square Bottom Bottles: AS-359 @ $85.00 per case of 500
Paper lids with pull tab: AS-119 @ $15.00 per case of 500
Applied Scientific
154 W. Harris Ave.
South San Francisco, CA 94080
415-244-9851/FAX 415-244-9866
Nytex Screening for collecting embryos and making tub lids.
http://www.tetko.com/cor/contact.htm
Tetko
PO Box 112
Elmsford, N.Y. 10523
716-683-4050
9-250/39 Fluotex Fabric: chemically resistant fabric for making
lids to tubs {$106.60 for 47" x 36"}.
3-125/41 Nitex nylon: screen that catches the embryos during
collections {$22.60 for 40" x 36"}.
3-630/52 Nitex nylon: screen that catches adult flies when collecting
embryos {$17.10 for 40" x 36"}.
3-64/32 Nitex nylon: screen for filtering debris from nuclei
during preparations with larvae {$42.50 per yard}.
Green Miracloth for straining embryo lysates.
"Dottie Dustcloths"
Habco Products
PO Box 696
Bound Brook, NJ 08805
Product code: 200
1 case Dottie Dust Bulk
$80.00 for box of 500
Lexgard (Tegosept) as a preservative in fly food.
5 X 1lb cans, Lexgard-M, #69010, $54.00
Inolex Sales Marketing Offices
Arsenal Business Center
5301 Tacony Street, Bldg. 107
P.O. Box 410
Philadelphia, PA 19137-2311
Tegosept is also called p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Methyl Ester and it can be ordered from Sigma. Order the crystalline form (H 5501 @ 51.65/kg).
Glass tubing for injection needles.
Borosilicate glass tubes, O.D. 1mm, I.D. 0.78mm
Cat.# BF100-78-10, $26.00
Sutter Instrument Company
40 Leveroni Court
Nevado CA 94949
415-883-0128
Halocarbon Oil for embryo injections.
Series 700 halocarbon oil, $88.20/lb
Halocarbon Products Corp.
P.O. Box 661
River Edge, N.J. 07661
201-262-8899
FAX 201-262-0019
Forceps for dissections.
Precision No 5 Tweezers
VWR, cat. 63039-992
Dow Corning Sylgard 184.
$34.18 per lb.
Essex Group (www.superioressex.com)
895 Civert Drive
Wood Dale, IL 60191
1-800-805-4636