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transport flies by automobile from various field stations to 
headquarters (distances of 70 to 300 miles). An Arctic 
Hamper was the basis for the cold temperature cabinet 
and a wooden stand with a wire basket was placed in the 
Fig. 2. Cut-away view of Arctic Hamper converted to cold temperature 
cabinet for transporting live flies from the field to the laboratory. 
hamper. A 20-pound piece of ice was placed on the floor 
of the hamper to keep the temperature around 45° F. Adult 
flies of both species of quail Hippiboscidae were placed in 
vials with screened corks (the same vials as used for mail- 
ing flies). The vials were placed in racks which fitted 
into the wire basket in the hamper. The wooden stand 
was high enough above the ice that the vials did not get 
wet as the ice melted. 
Flies shipped in the cold Arctic Hamper become rigid 
and motionless but revive quickly after 10 minutes in a 
