16S amplicon seq of Delia radicum adult males
40 flies were collected from breedbox 1 with an aspirator and killed with chlorophorm. Flies were sexed based on the morphology of the abdomen, individuals with inconclusive exteriors were discarded. 17 males were washed in MW, 70% EtOH, 5.5-7.5% bleach, and once more in MQ. Then they were crushed in LN2, powder was used in FLYM1 and FLYM2.