BugDorm-4F4545 Insect Rearing Cage

Formerly BugDorm-44545F (BD44545F)

Of the same structure as BugDorm-4 series insect cages with 96 x 26 mesh Polyester netting, this BugDorm-4F series uses very fine 150 x 150 mesh Nylon netting that effectively keeps aphids, thrips, and parasitic wasps from escaping or entering the cage.

BugDorm-4F4545 insect cage is very easy to assemble by simply connecting poles with splints.  The front panel of BugDorm-4F4545 insect rearing cage is of clear plastic for observing insect activity; the top and three side panels are of fine Nylon netting (150 x 150 mesh) for ventilation.  There is a 18-cm sleeve opening in the front panel for addition or removal of insects and for replacement of food material.  A thin strip is sewn across the ceiling from which to suspend objects such as feeders.

The framework of BugDorm-4F4545 insect cage is of lightweight fiberglass and constructed outside the enclosure.  There are no places for insects to hide inside the cage.

Pack Contents
x1 Fabric Cage Body
x12 Fiberglass Rods (Ø4 mm, L45 cm)
x4 ABS Plastic Webbed Joints (3-Way)
x4 ABS Plastic Joints (3-Way)

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Collection of related articles from the last 10 years:
Beyond predation: the zoophytophagous predator Macrolophus pygmaeus induces tomato resistance against spider mites. Pappas et al. (2015). PLoS One, 10(5), e0127251.
Defensive insect symbiont leads to cascading extinctions and community collapse. Sanders et al. (2016). Ecology Letters, 19(7), 789-799.
Symbionts protect aphids from parasitic wasps by attenuating herbivore-induced plant volatiles. Frago et al. (2017). Nature Communications, 8(1), 1-9.
Low levels of artificial light at night strengthen top-down control in insect food web. Sanders et al. (2018). Current Biology, 28(15), 2474-2478.
Inverse resource allocation between vision and olfaction across the genus Drosophila. Keesey et al. (2019). Nature Communications, 10(1), 1-16.
Aphid Herbivory Drives Asymmetry in Carbon for Nutrient Exchange between Plants and an Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus. Charters et al. (2020). Current Biology, 30(10), 1801-1808.
Releasing incompatible males drives strong suppression across populations of wild and Wolbachia-carrying Aedes aegypti in Australia. Beebe et al. (2021). PNAS, 118(41), e2106828118.
Spectrum of artificial light at night drives impact of a diurnal species in insect food web. Sanders et al. (2022). Science of The Total Environment, 831, 154893.
Plant viruses induce plant volatiles that are detected by aphid parasitoids. Milonas et al. (2023). Scientific Reports, 13(1), 8721.
Phenolics as ecologically relevant cues for slime flux breeding Drosophila virilis. Mahadevan et al. (2024). iScience, 27(11), 111180.