Distribution of Ammonia in Larvæ of Lucilia cuprina

Genetic control of Lucilia cuprina

The Lucilia cuprina genetic control program conducted by members of CSIRO Entomology is reviewed. A strategy for reviving interest in area-wide control of this pest is suggested through the development of mass-rearing abilities, leading to the application of SIRM to eradicate the pest from Tasmania. Genetic control methods could be integrated in the SIRM program if appropriate strains could be ...

Asymmetric distribution of gap junctions amongst identified photoreceptor axons of Lucilia cuprina (Diptera).

The relative number of gap junctions within the ring of axon terminals of identified adult photoreceptors has been counted, in the lamina cartridges of Lucilia cuprina. Terminals are similar in size, but some pairs of terminals make up to four times as many junctions with each other as do other pairs; the frequency of connection varies markedly along the length of the cartridge. Junctions acros...

Species, sub-species and hybrid populations of the blowflies Lucilia cuprina and Lucilia sericata (Diptera:Calliphoridae).

The blowflies Lucilia cuprina Wiedmann and Lucilia sericata Meigen (Diptera:Calliphoridae) are facultative ectoparasites of warm blooded vertebrates, particularly domestic sheep. Despite being similar in morphology and ecology, the two species and different populations of each species, are known to vary in their importance as pests in different regions of the world. To elucidate the genetic bas...

Morphological identification of Lucilia sericata, Lucilia cuprina and their hybrids (Diptera, Calliphoridae)

Hybrids of Lucilia sericata and Lucilia cuprina have been shown to exist in previous studies using molecular methods, but no study has shown explicitly that these hybrids can be identified morphologically. Published morphological characters used to identify L. sericata and L. cuprina were reviewed, and then scored and tested using specimens of both species and known hybrids. Ordination by multi...

Megaselia scalaris (Phoridae), Synthesiomyia nudiseta (Muscidae) and Lucilia cuprina