Maintanence of 18C Fly Stocks

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Location

Drosophila stocks can be found in the 18C cooler of the Reiter Lab

Maintenance

  • Drosophila stocks are to be "flipped" every 3 weeks
  • Always flip the oldest of the 2 stock vials
  • After flipping flies into a new vial, throw away the old vial into the red biohazard container
  • Date and label the new vial
  • Place stocks back into the 18C cooler