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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
