J. Agric. Entomol. 9(4):237·243 (October 1992) ABSTRACT The remains of a female were discovered on the island of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, wrapped in two layers of blankets. The Diptera recovered from the remains indicated a postmortem interval of 10.5 d. based on developmental rates for two species of Calliphoridae: Chrysomya mega­ cephala (Fabricius> and Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart). It was ...

Many cases of myiasis have been reported in Malaysia. This is the second reported case of auricular myiasis caused by Chrysomya bezziana. The patient was a 41-year-old, mentally retarded, Orang Asli man. He was brought to the clinic by his mother with a complaint of pain and bleeding in his right ear for 3 days. On examination, blood and multiple maggots were seen packed in the external auditor...

myiasis is the invasion of vertebrates' tissue by the larvae of a fly of the order diptera. the objective of this paper is to present a rare case of secondary myiasis of ocular infestation by chrysomya bezziana. a 55-year-old female from sar village of mazandaran province, northern iran), referred to khatam al-anbia hospital of mashhad with extensive destruction of left orbital cavity. existenc...

myiasis is the invasion of body tissues of humans or animals by the larvae of the diptera or two-winged flies. the vari­ous forms of myiasis may be classified from clinical or entomological point. this study describes the existence of chry­somya bezziana (diptera: calliphoridae) cases as a causative agent of myiasis in 18 and 87 year-old men in two differ­ent regions in fars province. to our kn...

Flies (Diptera) play a significant role in the ecosystem as pollinators and decomposers, they are also important vermin disease vectors. Studies on dipteran species still lacking Malaysia; therefore, species’ biology, morphology, distribution, abundance necessary. The objectives of this study were to identify using molecular approach, determine flies’ Bovidae hosts, investigate diversity fly’s ...

The ultrastructural superficial changes in third instar house fly (Musca domestica) and blow fly (Chrysomya megacephala) induced by eucalyptol oil were observed using scanning electron microscopy. Dipped in 0.902 g/ml eucalyptol for 30 sec, the larvae integument of both species showed significant aberrant appearance of the body surface, particularly swelling integument, bleb formation, partial ...