A study on insect succession of monkey carcass in a forested area in Ulu Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia was conducted from 9 May to 18 June 2007. The third instar of the housefly, Musca domestica (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Muscidae) were only found on dry stage of a decomposed (Day-33) monkey carcass (Macaca fascicularis Raffles). This observation revealed that M. domestica maggots were found together wi...

An unavoidable by-product of any animal production system, be it vertebrate- or invertebrate-based, is the manure generated by animals themselves. In this review, we focus on role that insects, particularly black soldier fly Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), could play in managing mass amount produced through agriculture, and subsequent commodities such a system. Although review ...

This Þeld survey, the second noting the occurrence and diversity of Þlth ßy pupal parasitoid fauna in Hungary, was performed on beef and dairy feedlots and swine facilities in the southern and eastern parts of the country. The Þlth ßies Musca domestica L. and Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) were the two most commonly parasitized hosts. The three species of Spalangia recovered, in decreasing order of a...

Attraction tests have shown that virgin female house flies attract both virgin males and females but the degree of attraction is relatively small. A tentative hypothesis of chemical sex attraction is suggested. The attraction does not appear to be due to moisture, motion, or sound effects. INTRODUCTION The development of insect strains resistant to various insecticides has created such serious ...

Musca domestica salivary gland hypertrophy virus (MdSGHV) is a disease that enlarges the salivary glands of Musca domestica (the common house fly), as well as causes infertility in female house flies. An infected female fly will no longer produce or lay eggs and will refuse a male’s mating attempts. Collaborating with the University of Florida’s Entomology and Nematology Department, we have hyp...

This study was carried out to determine the role of non-biting cyclorrhaphan flies as carriers of human intestinal parasites at Woreta, northwestern Ethiopia. In total, 6530 flies were collected from four breeding sites and then examined for human intestinal parasites, mainly using the formol-ether concentration method. Fly species identified were Musca domestica (32.9%), Chrysomya rufifacies (...

A diet for rearing the house fly, Musca domestica (L.), was developed from feed constituents available on a year-round basis in Gainesville, FL. The diet, called the Gainesville House Fly Diet, performed as well or better than the Chemical Specialties Manufacturers' Association fly larval medium (CSMA) and can be mixed, bagged, and delivered by a local feed mill within 3 d. By adding pelleted p...

Many non-biting muscids (filth flies) are characterised by the habit of visiting manure or rotting organic material to feed and/or oviposit. As these flies also often have close associations with human beings, as well as human habitations and domestic animals, they are potentially both a nuisance and a contributory factor in the transmission of diseases. The authors examine the biology, economi...

The residual cyclodiene insecticides aldrin (A), dieldrin (D), heptachlor (H) and isodrin (I) can be converted by sunlight and ultraviolet light to their corresponding respective photoisomers photoaldrin (PA), photodieldrin (PD), photoheptachlor (PH) and photoisodrin (PI) (1,2,3,4). PA, PD and PH appear to be more toxic than their parent compounds to adults of the housefly, Musca domestica L. a...