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of medical importance because of their
mechanical transmission of disease organisms and ability to cause myiasis (infestation of tissues/cavities)
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Female flies lay their eggs (up to 2,373) on suitable
larval food material.
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Upon hatching, the larvae may feed on the _ and then _ into the food material which is less decayed.
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Most species pupate within the _ of the soil.
Top 2 inches
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_ are larvae of some species which actually help clean infected wounds and promote healing.
“Surgical maggots”
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_ can be the source of flies within structures while
Dead rodents, birds, and other small animals
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_ are common outdoor sources.
dog excrement and garbage
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These flies are usually the first insects to arrive and infest after
an animal dies.
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Their larvae are often used by forensic entomologists to help determine the
time of death in murder cases.
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are most active on _ and primarily rest on cool and/or cloudy days.
warm, sunny days,
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Inside, they are attracted to the _ coming through windows.
bright light
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Inspection is sometimes helpful to do at
night when flies are resting near their food and/or larval developmental sites.
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Situations with interior breeding sites can be recognized because dozens of adults of the same species will usually
emerge in relatively close succession.
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Outdoors... the use of _ in the bottom of dumpsters, treatment of landing zones on dumpsters/compactors,
Boric acid
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treatment of _ dumpsters and other breeding sites with a microencapsulated or wettable powder formulation
vertical walls
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Indoors, ULV applications on a room-by-room with the _ formulations
low-oil
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