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Flugs®

Flugs® are bonded dense weave cellulose acetate plugs for Drosophila vials and bottles. Flugs® (short for Fly Plugs) are said to provide a better barrier to mites than cotton and rayon, and especially paper lids and foam plugs. Additionally, Flugs® offer minimal shedding compared to cotton and rayon as well as reduced evaporation, which keeps food fresh longer.

Master Cases Quantities!

For your convenience, we have designed boxes which fit multiple cases of Flugs®. We encourage customers to order Flugs® in multiples of Master Case quantities to help protect shipments and reduce freight costs.

Cat #

Dutscher #

Applied #

Fits

Qty/Unit

Your Price

Master Case Qty

Units/Pallet

49-100

789034

AS-277

Stock Bottles

1,000

3

36

49-101

789035

AS-275

Wide Plastic Vials

1,000

4

54

49-102

789036

AS-273

Narrow Plastic Vials

1,000

5

90

49-103

789037

AS-271

Glass Vials

1,000

5

90

Droso-Plugs™

  • Densest foam ever offered to fly labs

  • Increased height for extra protection

  • Easiest closure ever available: Insert/Remove/Gas

  • Reusable (washable, autoclavable)

  • Rec. Autoclave Settings: 15min, 121° & 15psi (avoid dry cycle)

  • Dry on a rack in a well-ventilated room

Cat #

Dutscher #

Description

Diameter

Plugs/Unit

Your Price

59-194

789190

Bottle Droso-Plugs™

38mm

1,536 Plugs

59-194P

Inquire

Plastic Bottle Droso-Plugs™

38mm

2,560 Plugs

59-200

789193

Narrow Vial Solid Droso-Plugs™

25mm

6,760 Plugs

59-201

789194

Wide Vial Solid Droso-Plugs™

28mm

4,840 Plugs

Cotton & Rayon Balls/Rope

Thorough machine processing provides consistent uniformity of shape and size for maximum efficacy in vial plugging. These top quality balls are an effective barrier to mite infestation.
Our pharmaceutical grade cotton and rayon coil rope can be pulled or cut apart in any length to effectively plug any size vial or bottle. These coils conform to USP (current edition) Purified Rayon and Purified Cotton, respectively.

Cat #

Dutscher #

Applied #

Description

Fits

Your Price

Master Case Qty

Units/Pallet

51-100

789041

AS-210

Rayon Balls, Large

Narrow Vials

5

54

51-101

789042

AS-212

Cotton Balls, Large

Narrow Vials

5

54

51-102W

789044

N/A

Cotton Balls, Extra Large

Wide Vials

N/A

30

51-102B

789043

AS-215

Cotton Balls, Extra Large

Stock Bottles

N/A

16

52-100

789045

AS-205

Rayon Rope

Vials, Bottles

N/A

N/A

52-101

789046

AS-212

Cotton Rope

Vials, Bottles

N/A

N/A

Press’n Seal™ Sealable Plastic Wrap

Use Glad® Press’n Seal™ sealable plastic wrap to “plug” vials in the fly kitchen, leaving the real plugging to be done when flies are in the vials. The application of this new sealable plastic wrap not only saves time in the food preparation facility, but also in the lab since the vial user does not need to unplug each vial prior to use. The seal has been found to significantly increase the shelf life of prepared fly food.

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Cat #

Description

Qty/Unit

Your Price

88-142

Glad® Press'n Seal­™ Sealable Plastic Wrap

1 Roll of 140 Sq. Ft.

Geneseal Adhesive Film™ for Vials

A revolutionary adhesive film developed specifically to optimize fly food preparation and preservation.
Save Food Preparation Time – Plugging vials is the most time consuming, labor-intensive task performed in a fly kitchen… and it’s no longer necessary! A sheet of GENESEAL is applied to a tray of 100 vials in just seconds! Use GENESEAL and leave the plugging for when flies are in the vials. Large or small, any fly facility can benefit with GENESEAL. Vials sealed with GENESEAL stay moist up to 3 times longer than plugged vials. This means more food can be prepared less often which cuts setup time by up to two thirds! Since the fly kitchen is no longer responsible for plugging, the individual laboratory/researcher can select and procure it’s own closures. Persons intolerant of cotton can use rayon…or foam. And labs who prefer the best barrier to mite infestation can use Flugs®. Therefore, the fly kitchen need not be burdened with more work or hassle to accommodate individual needs or preferences.

Cat #

Dutscher #

Seals

Fits

Qty/Units

Your Price

59-165

789163

650 Trays

Wide Plastic Vial Trays

1 Roll

59-166

789164

750 Trays

Narrow Plastic Vial Trays

1 Roll