Effect of Temperature and Tissue Type on the Development of Myiasis Causing Fly; Chrysomya bezziana (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Chrysomya bezziana Villeneuve is the major human myiasis producer in tropical countries, including Sri Lanka. Although of great medical and veterinary importance, only a single study has been published on the development of C. bezziana. This limitation is due in part to the difficulty of maintaining...

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Published in:Journal of medical entomology 2019-05, Vol.56 (3), p.625-631
Main Authors: Bambaradeniya, Y. T. B., Karunaratne, W. A. I. P., Tomberlin, J. K., Goonerathne, I., Kotakadeniya, R. B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Blowflies
Cattle
Chrysochlorina bezziana
Chrysomya bezziana
DEVELOPMENT, LIFE HISTORY
Diet
Diptera - anatomy & histology
Diptera - growth & development
forensic investigation
Larva - anatomy & histology
Larva - growth & development
Larvae
larval development
Liver
Meat
Muscle, Skeletal
Muscles
Myiasis
Myiasis - veterinary
obligatory parasite
Sri Lanka
Sus scrofa
Swine
Temperature
Temperature effects
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Summary:Chrysomya bezziana Villeneuve is the major human myiasis producer in tropical countries, including Sri Lanka. Although of great medical and veterinary importance, only a single study has been published on the development of C. bezziana. This limitation is due in part to the difficulty of maintaining this species in a colony outside of using a living host. In this study, a novel technique that overcomes this limitation is presented along with development data for C. bezziana fed on three different meat types: swine muscle, swine liver, and bovine muscle at two temperature regimes: 35 and 37°C. The optimum development of C. bezziana was recorded at 35°C in bovine muscle (262.20 h) followed by swine muscle (286.00 h) and swine liver (307.00 h). Data from the current study indicate tissue type significantly impacts change in length and width of larvae over time, whereas the two temperatures examined had no significant effect.
ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
DOI:10.1093/jme/tjy212