title: Studies on the screwworm fly Cochliomyia hominivorax in Libya: effect of temperature on pupation and eclosion.
abstract: The American screwworm fly Cochliomyia hominivorax has recently been reported in Libya (El-Azazy 1989). Fly larvae were cultured on blood agar at different temperatures (-5 degrees, 5 degrees, 18 degrees, 20 degrees, 30 degrees, 37 degrees, or 40 degrees C). Larvae pupated at 18 degrees, 20 degrees, 30 degrees, or 37 degrees C, and the highest pupation (100%) occurred at 20 degrees C. Adult flies emerged from pupae that were maintained at 18 degrees, 20 degrees, 30 degrees, or 37 degrees C; the maximal eclosion (94%) occurred at 20 degrees C. Correlation of these findings with meteorological temperature data from local areas in which C. hominivorax myiasis occurs suggests a crucial role for temperature in the determination of the effective environment for this fly species.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya.
authors.forename: O R
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Elwaer
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Elowni
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000254:growth & development*; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D008002:Libya; D011679:Pupa / Q000254:growth & development; D012610:Screw Worm Infection / Q000469:parasitology*; D012621:Seasons; D013696:Temperature