BugDorm-1 Insect Rearing Cage

Modular design, the BugDorm-1 is an ideal rearing and breeding cage for disease vectors and agricultural pests such as mosquitoes and houseflies.  The main features of the BugDorm-1 insect cage include the following:

• Easy assembly - no duct tape, no tools
• Easy access through a stockinet sleeve opening
• Easy observation through the mesh and transparent panels
• Easy disassembly for storage, cleaning, and parts replacement

The BugDorm-1 insect cage is lightweight but sturdy.  When taken apart, one BugDorm-1 can be packed into a box as small as L31 x W31 x H9 cm.

 CLEANING  The BugDorm-1 insect cages can be hand-washed using diluted detergent and a soft brush.  If the cages are heavily soiled, cleaning them with a dishwasher is also possible.  Note that the cage plastic will warp if the water temperature in the dishwasher exceeds 65°C for more than one minute.  Ensure the dishwasher is not set to phases higher than the cage can tolerate.

Pack Contents
x1 Front Panel
x2 Cover Panels
x3 Mesh Panels
x1 Sleeve
x2 Zip Ties

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Collection of related articles from the last 10 years:

• Functional characterization of aquaporins and aquaglyceroporins of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Drake et al. (2015). Scientific Reports, 5(1), 1-7.
• Delayed mortality effects cut the malaria transmission potential of insecticide-resistant mosquitoes. Viana et al. (2016). PNAS, 113(32), 8975-8980.
• Use of rhodamine B to mark the body and seminal fluid of male Aedes aegypti for mark-release-recapture experiments and estimating efficacy of sterile male releases. Johnson et al. (2017). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11(9), e0005902.
• A maladaptive combination of traits contributes to the maintenance of a Drosophila hybrid zone. Cooper et al. (2018). Current Biology, 28(18), 2940-2947.
• Small-molecule agonists of Ae. aegypti neuropeptide Y receptor block mosquito biting. Duvall et al. (2019). Cell, 176(4), 687-701.
• An intestinal zinc sensor regulates food intake and developmental growth. Redhai et al. (2020). Nature, 580(7802), 263-268.
• Recent African strains of Zika virus display higher transmissibility and fetal pathogenicity than Asian strains. Aubry et al. (2021). Nature Communications, 12(1), 1-14.
• Mosquito saliva enhances virus infection through sialokinin-dependent vascular leakage. Lefteri et al. (2022). PNAS, 119(24), e2114309119.
• Human scent guides mosquito thermotaxis and host selection under naturalistic conditions. Giraldo et al. (2023). Current Biology, 33(12), 2367-2382.
• Thermal infrared directs host-seeking behaviour in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Chandel et al. (2024). Nature, 633, 615-623.