BugDorm-4S4545D Specimen Handling Cage

Formerly BugDorm-44545D (BD44545D)

Of same materials and dimensions of BugDorm-4S4545 insect cage, each BugDorm-4S4545D has two sleeves on front panel for easy insect handling.  Each sleeve has an elastic band for wrapping around the wrist to prevent insects from escaping.

There is a large zip opening on the back panel for inserting large objects.  Top and front panels are of clear plastic for observation.

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.