Fly Food • Wilson Lab Wiki

We get fly food from Archon Scientific. This is a monthly subscription service.

A few days before the scheduled shipment, Archon will e-mail the Fly Food Czar asking how many trials of vials and bottles we want for that month. Archon will also indicate the shipment date for the following month so that we know exactly how many dates there are between the two shipments.
The Fly Food Czar responds to that e-mail by mentioning how many trays of vials and bottles we want. It might be good to add an additional reminder in the same e-mail to make sure that vials need to be stacked horizontally to prevent them from being squashed during the shipment.
Archon will confirm the order and he will send us the food via FedEx?. Once the shipment is on the way, Archon will send the tracking number.
The food will arrive in a large cardboard box in a few days, and they can be stored in the incubator or in the lab.
If we are likely to run out of food before the next shipment date, the Fly Food Czar will e-mail Archon to place an additional order (“booster shipment”). If it’s a small quantity, he can usually send it out the next day. The only catch is that the price will be a little higher than what you get from the monthly subscription.
As a default, the food will be light molasses food, and vials and bottles will be plugged (additional charge). Archon likes getting feedback from us on the quality of the food, and they will let the Fly Food Czar know if they are making any changes to the recipe (e.g. water content).

Archon Scientific, Inc. contact info:

http://archonscientific.com/ Archon Scientific, Inc. “Joe” Joseph Daniels

919-450-6744