Australian Drosophila Biomedical
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ORDERING FLIES

 
FROM OZDROS

LOGIN, SEARCH AND ORDER: We update our shopping cart to provide details of stocks held by different labs around Australia. OzDros will be able to take orders and arrange for the lab holding the stocks to post them directly to you.

 
FROM OTHER STOCK CENTRES

EXISTING ACCOUNTS: From the major stock centres we expect each lab to have their own accounts (which most of you already have). Bloomington, Kyoto and Vienna hold our import permit and they will include it with your shipment. The stocks need to be shipped to our address c/o Melanie Norgate (who's name is on the import permit). We rarely have problems with shipments from these centres as the process is now standardised quite well. Once we receive the stocks, we will put them through quarantine and forward them to your lab, as part of your annual subscription.

 
FROM OVERSEAS LABS/ COLLABORATORS

STANDARD IMPORTING PROCEDURES: When ordering from overseas labs you will need to provide them with 1) our permit, 2) our generic cover letter that they can copy onto their letterhead and 3) specific instructions;

 

STANDARD IMPORTING PROCEDURES

 
IMPORT PERMIT, COVER LETTER and INSTRUCTIONS

Please ask the sender to address packages to YOU c/o Melanie Norgate - this way we know who to forward them to!

Please use the following addres:
To: YOUR NAME

c/o Melanie Norgate

Monash University (#V1792)

Building 17, Room 306

Wellington Rd, Clayton , VIC 3800

Australia

You will need to email the sender a copy of our permit and a copy of the generic importation cover letter that they can print on their letterhead with specific details of the shipment.

IMPORT PERMIT: Download here.
COVER LETTER: Download here.
INSTRUCTIONS:

  • All the imported shipments coming to our facility must have an accompanying letter on the sender's letterhead stating what the contents are (writing in red needs to be altered accordingly on generic letter).
  • Shipments must have our import permit (IP11007824) attached to the OUTSIDE of the package containing the flies.
  • The person sending the parcel must write "ATTENTION AQIS - LIVE INSECTS UNDER QUARANTINE: Drosophila melanogaster, permit no. IP11007824, copy attached" on the outside of the package.
  • Please ask sender to pack the stock with ample padding to avoid vial breakage and to plug tightly to prevent larvae pushing their way through.

 
REQUIREMENTS FOR YOU

We ask that you please advise us of orders made, either from a stock centre or another lab, so that we can anticipate times when there will be a substantial number of stocks coming in.