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Starting your own GMRC satellite colony

Start your own GMRC satellite colony

As well offering last instar larvae to laboratories in the UK, we are also able to provide comprehensive Galleria rearing training package that includes: 

- A full-day, in-person workshop which will cover all aspects of rearing (including making larval diet)
- A written 'GMRC Rearing Manual' including UK based suppliers for consumables
- A GMRC colony starter kit, including all lifecycle stages
- Up to 2 further shipments of embryos to ensure successful colony establishment
- Ongoing email support

​Watch the video to find out more about the process of rearing ->


​Benefits of housing a GMRC satellite colony over establishing from current

commercial suppliers

- Reassurance that the establishing line is healthy and fecund
- Genetically sequenced (soon to be available)
- Back up in the event of colony collapse/voluntary colony shut down
- Establishment of assays with the GMRC 'wild type' line, for future use in comparison to upcoming transgenics/knock outs
- Knowledgable technical support via email


​What to expect from a laboratory colony

- Healthy larvae on tap for experiments!
- Ability to genetically manipulate the organism using embryos (transgenesis/CRISPR training also available on request)
- Continued silk production by larvae
- Decreased variability in batches compared to commercial suppliers
- Generally, an increase in health status (for infection experiments, CFUs may need to be increased from experiments with non-laboratory grade larvae)

Interested in using our laboratory-grade Galleria ​for your experiments or

​starting your own GMRC satellite colony?

Please get in touch:

email

[email protected]

​

address

LSI @ University of Exeter
Stocker Road
Exeter
Devon,
​EX4 4QD


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  • GMRC COLONY
    • STARTING YOUR OWN COLONY
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  • THE GMRC NETWORK
    • GALLERIA MELLONELLA WORKSHOP 2025
    • PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS
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