Table 1. Sources of items for setting up a fly laboratory
| Item | Type or model and number | Supplier(s)/Manufacturer(s) |
| Steam kettle | Joni High Tilting Cooking Kettle Model Euro 6 (60 liter), Euro 8 (80 liter), or Euro 10 (100 liter) |
D.C. Norris and Co. Ltd.; WN Engineers Ltd. |
| Peristaltic pump | Accuramatic Mk 5 Peristaltic Pump | Accuramatic Ltd. |
| Watson-Marlow 505Dz or Watson-Marlow 605Di peristaltic pump | Watson-Marlow Ltd. | |
| Glass fly bottles and vials | Powder bottles (8 oz) | S.W. Richardson Ltd. |
| Glass or plastic vials (100 × 25 and 75 × 25 mm) | T.P. Drewitt; LabScientific Inc.; Applied Scientific | |
| Plastic fly bottles | ICRF design | Scientific Laboratory Supplies; LabScientific Inc. |
| Foam bungs (foam wads or closures) for fly bottles and vials | 3 × 3 cm and 5 × 5 cm | Astell Scientific Ltd; LabScientific Inc.;Applied Scientific |
| Dissecting microscopes | MS5 stereomicroscope; MZ6 stereomicroscope; MZ FLII stereomicroscope (for GFP). | Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd. |
| Olympus SZ4045F stereomicroscope | Microscope Services and Sales | |
| Carbon dioxide and related products | CO2 cylinders, “non-dip”; 6 kg, 12 kg, or 34 kg Reducing/changeover valve No. 22 23 07 04 |
Messer UK Ltd. |
| Multistage MSE-30 regulator | BIG Central Distribution | |
| R600 gas regulator; M3000 changeover manifold | Air Products | |
| Porous polyethylene | Vyon D (3.2 mm thickness) | Power Utilities Ltd.; LabScientific Inc. |
| Digital thermometer | Omega Engineering Inc. | |
| Incubators | Series 1 Model 250, 303, or 305 (“for fly culture”) | LMS |
| Model JBH 800, JBH810, or JBH820 | Astell Scientific Ltd.; Percival Scientific Inc. | |
| Forma Model 3919 large-capacity reach-in incubator, 32 cu ft; Forma Model 190281 phenolic-coated coils for above; Forma Model 224137 stainless-steel shelf kit for above |
Forma Scientific | |
| Humidifiers | Microvap type PVP04/5 | Vapac Humidity Control; Novatron Ltd. |
| Liquid fly traps | Fly dome trap | Agrisense-BCS Ltd. |
