Closures

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	Click Here	3	36
49-101	789035	AS-275	Wide Plastic Vials	1,000	Click Here	4	54
49-102	789036	AS-273	Narrow Plastic Vials	1,000	Click Here	5	90
49-103	789037	AS-271	Glass Vials	1,000	Click Here	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	Click Here
59-194P	Inquire	Plastic Bottle Droso-Plugs™	38mm	2,560 Plugs	Click Here
59-200	789193	Narrow Vial Solid Droso-Plugs™	25mm	6,760 Plugs	Click Here
59-201	789194	Wide Vial Solid Droso-Plugs™	28mm	4,840 Plugs	Click Here

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	Click Here	5	54
51-101	789042	AS-212	Cotton Balls, Large	Narrow Vials	Click Here	5	54
51-102W	789044	N/A	Cotton Balls, Extra Large	Wide Vials	Click Here	N/A	30
51-102B	789043	AS-215	Cotton Balls, Extra Large	Stock Bottles	Click Here	N/A	16
52-100	789045	AS-205	Rayon Rope	Vials, Bottles	Click Here	N/A	N/A
52-101	789046	AS-212	Cotton Rope	Vials, Bottles	Click Here	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.

Click to learn more about Press’N’Seal™ Wrap

Cat #	Description	Qty/Unit	Your Price
88-142	Glad® Press'n Seal™ Sealable Plastic Wrap	1 Roll of 140 Sq. Ft.	Click Here

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	Click Here
59-166	789164	750 Trays	Narrow Plastic Vial Trays	1 Roll	Click Here