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Fruit fly anesthetic
FlyNap
is an
anesthetic
mixture produced by the
Carolina Biological Supply Company
. The product anesthetizes the
Drosophila melanogaster
(fruit fly) and other small insects for at least 30 minutes and is commonly used in educational institutes and laboratories for reducing the movement of the fruit flies such that they can be sorted or studied under the
microscope
or dissecting scope. The liquid is applied to a small brush, which is left in the closed container where the flies are contained until they have ceased moving.
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FlyNap consists of a mixture of:
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