AGE DISTRIBUTION OF ADULT FEMALE SCREWWORMS (DIPTERA, CALLIPHORIDAE) CAPTURED ON SENTINEL ANIMALS IN THE COASTAL LOWLANDS OF GUATEMALA

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THOMAS, DB
CHEN, AC
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10.1093/jee/83.4.1422
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Mean age of Cochliomyia hominivorax was 7.5 d. The oldest fly captured was 21 d old. Most flies visiting wounds were reproductively mature females. Of these, c1/2 oviposited once, 1/3 oviposited twice, and 1 in 10 completed three ovarian cycles. Local populations are probably composed of a high proportion of synchronized cohorts. -from Authors
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