BISC 111/113:beetleLabMaterialsList.docx
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Lab 1&2 Materials available for Tribolium experimental design
Food:
Flour
Whole wheat
Rye
Corn
Barley
Rice
Oat
Whole Grain
Wheat berries
Rye berries
Cracked corn
Popping corn
Barley berries
Rice-white
Oat berries & Oatmeal
Whole Wheat flour with 5% brewers yeast
All purpose white
White cake mix
Corn Starch
Additives:
Olive oil
Cayenne pepper powder
Garlic powder
Ground cinnamon
Ground clove
Coffee
Diatomaceous earth
Dried marigold petals
Dried lavender flowers
Catnip Sand
Shelter:
Sponges (2 kinds)
Corks
Straws
Packing peanuts
String Construction paper
Shredded paper
Fish tank gravel
Uncooked pasta (rotini & penne) *could be food too.
Constraints:
Beetles must be housed in beetle room so we can’t alter the temp. or humidity. 24 jar max. for each lab section.