Biological observations on chrysomya megacephala fabr. Fly artifact documentation of chrysomya megacephala. It is famous for being used as a death investigator in forensic entomology 5. All of these concerns may become the subject of prosecution or litigation, and can therefore involve forensic entomology. Chrysomya megacephala fabricius is the earliest and the most prevalent necrophagous species found infesting dead bodies in malaysia followed by chrysomya rufifacies macquart. Analysis of the transcriptome of blowfly chrysomya. Life table of chrysomya megacephala fabriciusdiptera. Pdf lucilia sericata meigen and chrysomya megacephala. This is the most common member of the genus in new guinea and in at least a large part of its very extensive range. It is a warmweather fly with a greenishblue metallic boxlike body. Chrysomya megacephala oriental latrine fly, a member of chrysomya insect, diptera, calliphoridae, is widely distributed in the united states, australia, argentina, europe, and asia.
We designed, constructed, and operated the dualchoice wind tunnel to investigate the behavioral responses of the blowfly, chrysomya megacephala diptera. The gut bacteria across life stages in the synanthropic fly. Jan 23, 2015 chrysomya megacephala fabricius is a prevalent and synanthropic blowfly which has two sides, for being a pathogenic vector, an efficient pollinator, a promising resource of proteins, lipids, chitosan, biofuel et al. Calliphoridae, toward two important extrinsic factors wind speed and olfactory stimuli. The raw data were the raw data were analyzed based on the agestage, twosex life table, in order to take both sexes and the variable developmental rate among individuals and. However, the gut bacteria composition and abundance of c. S15phylogenetic analysis of obps of chrysomya megacephala and drosophila melanogaster. Chrysomya megacephala is distributed worldwide across all the continents expect antarctica. To date, only the larval morphology of some fly species collected from local hospitals and police stations has been characterized. Pupation usually occurs within the first inch of topsoil or under leaf litter, rocks, or fallen limbs. Knowledge of the behavioral responses of medically important flies to natural stimuli is critical for the development of vector control strategies.
Pheidole megacephala is a common species in the pacific with two waist segments, 12segmented antennae, 3segmented antennal clubs, propodeal spines, long thin pilosity, and a bimorphic worker caste. Puparial case hydrocarbons of chrysomya megacephala as an. The objective of this work was to evaluate some aspects of the populational ecology of chrysomya megacephala, analyzing demographic aspects of adults kept under experimental conditions. We tested the hypothesis that prostaglandins and other eicosanoids are responsible for mediating nodulation reactions to bacterial infection in larvae of the blowfly chrysomya megacephala. It is always found in association with humans or the activities of humans 1 4. Factors influencing oviposition, larval growth and mortality in chrysomya megacephala diptera. Calliphoridae development rate and its implications for forensic entomology article pdf available january 2016 with. Chrysomya albiceps chrysomya albiceps feeding on albcieps meat. Chrysomya megacephala, more commonly known as the oriental latrine fly, is a member of the family calliphoridae blowflies. The life history of the oriental latrine fly, chrysomya megacephala fabricius, was studied at 26 c in the laboratory. Nov 17, 2007 knowledge of the behavioral responses of medically important flies to natural stimuli is critical for the development of vector control strategies. Jul 03, 2019 chrysomya megacephala fabricius, occurs on every continent and is closely associated with carrion and decaying material in human. Jun, 2016 chrysomya megacephala fabricius females, for example, prefer to lay eggs on substrates containing fresh eggs of the same species.
Larvae were grown up on restaurant garbage for five days then oil was extracted. However, it is possible that females would be capable of evaluating the substrate, reducing the size of egg cluster in sites with a high amount of eggs or larvae, or finding another site for laying their eggs. Dead body feeding larvae useful in forensic investigations. The minor workers are small, yellow to brown, small propodeal spines, and no antennal scrobes. The pdf file you selected should load here if your web browser has a pdf reader plugin installed for example, a recent version of adobe acrobat reader if you would like more information about how to print, save, and work with pdfs, highwire press provides a helpful frequently asked questions about pdfs. Hairy maggot blow fly, chrysomya rufifacies macquart 2 carrion to search of a pupation site. The typical gas chromatographic profile of hydrocarbons extracted from the puparial cases of c.
Moreover olfactory proteins are crucial component to function in related processes. Eicosanoids mediate nodulation reactions to a mollicute. Demographic aspects of chrysomya megacephala diptera. Adults of the synanthropic form of this species see below are. Accelerating chrysomya megacephala maggot growth for. Mar 25, 2020 chrysomya albiceps feeding on rotting meat. A synanthropic fly, chrysomya megacephala, is a well known medical vector and forensic indicator. Alternatively, you can also download the pdf file directly to your computer, from where it can be opened using a pdf reader. The sample flies procured from the exposed beef liver were identified as lucilia sericata and chrysomya megacephala up to the species level with the help of relevant literature.
This species has been reported to cause myiasis in humans and livestock james 1947, as well as been a colonizer of vertebrate carrions liyanage 1995. Some of the biological effects of ethanol extract of the. During this time, the larval skin shrinks and hardens to form the puparium which is dark brown. Genetic variations of chrysomya megacephala populations in. The oriental latrine fly, chrysomya megacephala fabricius, is notorious in this regard. Eeny369 bigheaded ant, pheidole megacephala fabricius insecta. Calliphoridae from royapuram fishing harbour, chennai, tamil nadu, india.
Studies on biology of the blowfly chrysomya megacephala. Larvae feed as scavengers, and not normally in diseased tissue of mammals in contrast to the very similar sheep blowfly, chrysomya rufifacies. Discovery of the oriental latrine fly chryso mya megacephala fabricius along the southwestern coast of south africa. Calliphoridae a forensically important blowfly species in malaysia zuha, r. Bigheaded ant, pheidole megacephala fabricius insecta. Chrysomya megacephala fabricius, the latrine fly is widespread throughout india and south east asia with many recent introductions in many parts of the world. The larvae of this fly species develop generally in carrion or on dead and decomposed tissues 4 chrysomya megacephala fabricius also. Highlights chrysomya megacephala larvae oil as a new resource transforming to biodiesel. New record of the blowfly, chrysomya megacephala fabr. Chrysomya megacephala, as a vector and resource insect, can transmit various pathogenic bacteria and consume manure to produce biofertilizer and larva biomass. Oct 29, 2015 stable reference genes are essential for accurate normalization in gene expression studies with reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction qpcr. Chrysomya megacephala fabricius is a prevalent and synanthropic blowfly which has two sides, for being a pathogenic vector, an efficient pollinator, a promising resource of proteins, lipids, chitosan, biofuel et al. Jul 23, 2014 nonbiting blow fly chrysomya megacephala is commonly found in dead bodies and is used in forensic investigations to determine the time of death, referred to as the post mortem interval. Hairy maggot blow fly, chrysomya rufifacies macquart.
This fly is implicated in some public health issues. Adults strongly attracted to exposed foods, especially fish, meat and anything sweet, and to human excreta hence the name, the latrine fly. Chrysomya is an old world blow fly genus of the family calliphoridae. Chrysomya megacephala fabricius, 1794 references edit ramaraj, p. Nodulation is the temporally and quantitatively most important cellular defense response to bacterial, fungal and some viral infections in insects. The fly infests corpses soon after death, making it important to forensic science. Calliphoridae collected in north america and notes on chrysomya species present in the new world. Chrysomya megacephala fabricius musca megacephala fabricius, 1784, syst.
Chrysomya megacephala fabricius, also known as the oriental latrine fly, is a greenblue metallic blowfly, typically active in the warm regions in the world. The properties of ultimately fame reach the astm d6751 and en 14124. Chrysomya megacephala fabricius, occurs on every continent and is closely associated with carrion and decaying material in human. This document is eeny369, one of a series of the entomology and nematology department, ufifas extension. Effect of temperature and tissue type on the development of.
The raw data were analyzed based on the agestage, twosex life table. It is a common species found at freshfood markets, garbage piles, restaurants, school cafeterias, hog and poultry farms and ranches 5. The pdf file you selected should load here if your web browser has a pdf reader plugin installed for example, a recent version of adobe acrobat reader. Isolation of the malespecific transformer exon as a method. The blow fly chrysomya megacephala fabricius, 1784, commonly called the oriental latrine fly, has significance for public health, food industries, medical entomology, investigations of deaths and, most recently, industrial recycling of organic waste. Lucilia sericata meigen and chrysomya megacephala fabricius diptera. Similar to the other dipterans, the developmental stages of c. Factors influencing oviposition, larval growth and mortality. Chrysomya megacephala and chrysomya rufifacies are two predominant necrophagous species in taiwan.
Jun 20, 2019 chrysomya megacephala fabricius, also known as the oriental latrine fly, is a greenblue metallic blowfly, typically active in the warm regions in the world. Reference gene stability of a synanthropic fly, chrysomya. Unfortunately, previous studies did not look at the stability of reference genes used in c. Utilization of garbage reduces pollution and makes economic recycle possible. It is famous for being used as a death investigator in forensic entomology 5 7 and as an economic insect pollinator in orchards 8. Chrysomya megacephala fabricius females, for example, prefer to lay eggs on substrates containing fresh eggs of the same species. The cuticular hydrocarbons of the puparial cases of c. The developmental transcriptome of the synanthropic fly. The term old world blow fly is a derivative of both the associated family, calliphoridae blow flies, and the belief that the genus chrysomya originated in asia. Nonbiting blow fly chrysomya megacephala is commonly found in dead bodies and is used in forensic investigations to determine the time of death, referred to as the post mortem interval. Chrysomya species chrysomya megacephala name synonyms chrysomya dives bigot, 1888 chrysomya duvaucelii robineaudesvoidy, 1830 chrysomya gratiosa robineaudesvoidy, 1830 chrysomya pfefferi bigot, 1877 lucilia flaviceps macquart, 1843.
Behavioral responses of chrysomya megacephala to natural. Jan 24, 2020 chrysomya megacephala pdf chrysomya megacephala fabricius, occurs on every continent and is closely associated with carrion and decaying material in human. Chrysomya megacephala pdf chrysomya megacephala fabricius, occurs on every continent and is closely associated with carrion and. The genus chrysomya contains a number of species including chrysomya rufifacies and chrysomya megacephala. Calliphoridae, a pest of salted dried fish in southeast asia volume 80 issue 4 john r. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. To download the pdf, click the download link below. Media in category chrysomya megacephala the following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total.
Development of immature stages was estimated on the basis of. Fly artifact documentation of chrysomya megacephala fabricius diptera. Stable reference genes are essential for accurate normalization in gene expression studies with reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction qpcr. Report on the occurrence of synanthropic derived form of chrysomya megacephala diptera. Back to diptera index page back to arthropods of orange county, california back to natural history of orange county. Antibacterial activity of extracted hemolymph from larvae and.