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Larvae are maggot-shaped, period lasts 4-8 days. Mature larvae bury into soil and pupate. Puparial period (6-14 days). Adults emerge and begin feeding and laying eggs. ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Flies and Myiasis


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Flies and Myiasis
  • Lecture 14

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Myiasis Defined
  • The invasion of organs and tissues of humans or
    other vertebrate animals with dipterous larvae,
    which for at least a period feed upon the living
    or dead tissue or, in the case of intestinal
    myiasis, on the host
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