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==Life Cycle==
 
==Life Cycle==
The eggs are laid in rows of around 6 on single hairs.  The eggs then penetrate the skin and move along the connective tissue toward the diaphragm.  They will continue to migrate, until they reach the oesphagus where the larvae will spend the duration of the winter.  After 3 months larvae reach '''winter resting sites''' where they remain from November to February/March whilst moulting to the L2 stage.
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The eggs are laid in rows of around 6 on single hairs.  The eggs then penetrate the skin and move along the connective tissue toward the diaphragm.  They will continue to migrate, until they reach the oesophagus where the larvae will spend the duration of the winter.  After 3 months larvae reach '''winter resting sites''' where they remain from November to February/March whilst moulting to the L2 stage.
    
Adult flies emerge on warm, sunny days between '''June and August'''. The adult lives for around 3 weeks.
 
Adult flies emerge on warm, sunny days between '''June and August'''. The adult lives for around 3 weeks.
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