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Lecture 14
Myiasis Defined
Facultative
Maggot therapy
Maggots free-living, attack carcasses, may attack living
host.
Obligatory
Maggots live on a live host for part of their life.
Myiasis Producing Flies
Three Main Families:
(1) Calliphoridae (2) Sarcophagidae
(3) Oestridae
To Remove:
Cover the small hole with med. Liquid paraffin.
Gently press around the swelling
Calliphoridae: Metallic Flies
Cochliomyia hominivorax
Life Cycle
Eggs Larvae Pupae Adult
Pupate in soil