Prepare the culture medium in which live and breed flies throughout the experiment.
The first method has been chosen since it is more affordable and just as effective as method 2.

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Blend 1
1. Put 5.6 agar-agar and a tablespoon of sugar in 375 ml of water, put it to the heat until it is boiled, stirring to prevent the appearance of lumps.
 

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Blend 2

2. Prepare the 91 grams of corn flour dissolved in 250 Ml of water, which we will call as a mixture number 2.

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3. When the number 1 mixture is boiling, add the mixture number 2 to the pan, let it cook without stopping it for 10-15 minutes.

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Blend 3
4. They are the 0.9 grams of Nipagin dissolved in 10.3 mL of ethyl alcohol, we will name 3 mixture.

 

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5. When mixture 1 and 2 have already been removed from the heat, we add the mixture 3.
 

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In my case, I used Maizena and I had to make a few changes so that the culture medium was as optimal as possible. Instead of using 5.6 grams I used 2.5 grams and instead added in the first mixture 375 ml of water, I added 450 ml

 

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