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Adult Blow Flies Host Diverse Carrion‐Associated Microbiomes

open access: yesNew Zealand Journal of Zoology, Volume 53, Issue 3, September 2026.
Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) perform important yet often overlooked roles in ecosystems as decomposers, pollinators and vectors of disease. Central to these functions are their associations with microbial communities, which are maintained through close contact with diverse microbe‐rich substrates such as carrion, dung and flowers.
Paige Matheson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral myiasis caused by Chrysomya bezziana

open access: yesJournal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, 2010
داء النغف الفموي هو مرض نادر تسببه يرقات بعض الذباب ثنائي الأجنحة. يتم الإبلاغ عنه في الغالب في البلدان النامية وفي المناطق المدارية. هنا، يتم الإبلاغ عن حالة من النغف الفموي في المنطقة الأمامية للفك العلوي لصبي معاق عقليًا يبلغ من العمر 14 عامًا. كان سبب النغف يرقات أنواع Chrysomya bezziana. يتم تقديم النتائج السريرية.
S. Leena Sankari   +1 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Beyond Postmortem Interval Estimation: The Use of Insects for the Investigation of Fatal Sexual Assaults

open access: yesWIREs Forensic Science, Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2026.
Sperm cells/heads from within the crop of a third instar larva. ABSTRACT Sexual assaults including unwanted sexual touching and rape are continuously occurring within England and Wales, despite police intervention. Furthermore, as seen within recent media reports, these types of offenses can occur immediately prior to homicide.
Alexine Clarke
wiley   +1 more source

Parasitoidism by Brachymeria pandora (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) in Pupae of Danaus erippus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in an Urban Savanna Area

open access: yesAustral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT The Chalcididae comprises parasitoid wasps that attack various invertebrate groups. Within the family, some Brachymeria species specialises in infecting pupae of Lepidoptera. Here, we quantitatively describe the relationship between Brachymeria pandora and the Southern Monarch butterfly, Danaus erippus, in urban areas of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso ...
Wenrique Verza, Alan Eriksson
wiley   +1 more source

Blow Flies Visiting Decaying Alligators: Is Succession Synchronous or Asynchronous?

open access: yesPsyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2009
Succession patterns of adult blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) on decaying alligators were investigated in Mobile (Ala, USA) during August 2002. The most abundant blow fly species visiting the carcasses were Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart), Cochliomyia
Mark P. Nelder   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cooling and freezing effects on development of flies of forensic importance

open access: yesEntomoBrasilis, 2019
. Cooling and freezing experiments were carried out at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz / RJ). Flies colonies were established from specimens collected at the campus using a baited trap, as described for the species: Chrysomya putoria (Wiedemann ...
Cesar Carriço   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recovery of male DNA acquired from carrion‐feeding insects in a simulated sexual assault scenario

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Sciences, Volume 71, Issue 4, Page 1576-1591, July 2026.
Abstract When bodies of sexual assault victims are discovered in advanced stages of decomposition, the recovery of direct DNA evidence is often compromised, posing a challenge in criminal investigations. This study aimed to determine insect colonization and succession patterns on pig carcasses inoculated with semen and to assess the feasibility of ...
Tinotenda Angel Mupfumi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifikasi komponen aktif minyak atsiri daun Vitex trifolia Linn yang berperan sebagai penolak serangga terhadap Chrysomya sp.

open access: yesJournal of Biological Researches, 1999
Dried leves powder of Vitex trifolia, Linn, is used tradisionally as insect repellent. The activity of the essential oil (isolated from the leaves) and this fractions were studied as a repellent against Chrysomya sp.
Ami Soewandi J. S
doaj   +1 more source

Insects and Survival: A Review of Primary and Secondary Defense Strategies

open access: yesEntomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 7, Page 601-624, July 2026.
Based on a review of three decades of literature, insect defense mechanisms are classified into primary (I) and secondary (II) mechanisms of behavioral, morphological, and chemical nature. These mechanisms have been recorded in 22 (I) and 20 (II) orders, respectively.
Lucas Fernandes Silva   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parasitóides de Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) coletados em Itumbiara, Goiás

open access: yesRevista de Saúde Pública, 2004
Foram determinadas as espécies de parasitóides associadas com Chrysomya megacephala, coletados com isca de rins de bovino, em Itumbiara, Estado de Goiás. As pupas foram obtidas pelo método de flutuação, individualizadas em cápsulas de gelatina e mantidas
Marchiori Carlos H
doaj   +3 more sources

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