Inexpensive agar?

[William J. Etges]

At  2:04 PM 25/6/95 -0400, Chris Boake wrote:
>Can anyone recommend a source of inexpensive agar to be used in making
>fly food?  (A U.S. supplier would be the most useful.)  It irritates me
>to have to pay for highly refined stuff when all it is is a glue to keep
>the real food from being sloppy.
>--Chris Boake


Chris,
                The Genetics Society of America arranged a deal through
American Biorganics, Inc. for fly agar and other reagents. The agar can be
purchased through GSA if you're a member. There are many different kinds of
agar at a variety of prices, down to $32.66 for 25 kg. Other than that,
Bill Geer put me onto a place called Moorhead Co. in California that sold
me a 25 lb can of quality agar for about ca. $300. Its good stuff. I'll
have to find the address if you're interested.

Bill

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