Line 295: |
Line 295: |
| | | |
| ==Screw Worm Myiasis== | | ==Screw Worm Myiasis== |
| + | |
| + | *''C. bezziana'' cause myiasis in both animals and humans |
| + | |
| + | *Located mainly in tropical regions |
| + | |
| + | *Larvae are '''obligate''' parasites |
| | | |
| '''Recongition''' | | '''Recongition''' |
| + | *Similar to ''Calliphora'' |
| + | **Irridescent |
| + | **Clear wings |
| + | **Blue abdomen |
| + | |
| + | *Longitudinal stripes on thorax |
| + | |
| + | *Larvae have bands of spines |
| + | **Look like screws |
| | | |
| '''Life Cycle''' | | '''Life Cycle''' |
| + | *Eggs laid in wounds or body cavities |
| + | |
| + | *Larvae feed as colonies |
| + | |
| + | *Larvae drop to the ground to pupate |
| | | |
| '''Pathogenesis''' | | '''Pathogenesis''' |
| + | |
| + | *Spiracles are exposed as larvae feed which expands the wound |
| + | **Creates a foul smelling lesion |
| + | |
| + | *Cause irritation and pyrexia |
| | | |
| '''Control''' | | '''Control''' |
| + | *In the USA |
| + | **Mass eradication through the release of sterile males |
| + | **Currently only persists where flies have migrated across the Mexican border |
| + | |
| + | *In Africa |
| + | **Introduced into Libya through the importation of infested livestock |
| + | **Sterile meales released |
| + | **Eradication occured in 1991 |
| | | |
| ==''Wohlfahrtia'' sp.== | | ==''Wohlfahrtia'' sp.== |