Maintenance of 18C Fly Stocks

Drosophila stock vials can be found in the 18C cooler of the Reiter Laboratory

• Drosophila stocks are to be flipped every 3 weeks
• When flipping the stocks, always flip the oldest of the 2 stock vials
• Once flies have been flipped into new media, label and date the vial
• Dispose of old vial into biohazard waste container
• Place drosophila stocks back into 18C cooler