HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

ENTOMOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
female flies will lay their eggs near body openings or ____
A
orifices
B
holes
C
wounds
D
gaps
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Instead, the flies lay their eggs on other insects (such as mosquitoes) or on objects (such as drying laundry) that may come into contact with people’s skin. Eggs hatch into larvae, which burrow into the skin and develop into mature larvae.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is myiasis? Myiasis is infection with a fly larva, usually occurring in tropical and subtropical areas. There are several ways for flies to transmit their larvae to people. Some flies deposit their eggs on or near a wound or sore, the larvae that hatch burrow into the skin.

Detailed explanation-3: -Eggs Laid: Eggs are laid by a mature female blowfly in carcass holes or open wounds such as ears, nose, eyes, mouth, and anus within minutes of hours of death.

Detailed explanation-4: -Adult female blow flies arrive within minutes to lay eggs on a cadaver. Each deposits about 250 eggs in the natural openings of the body and open wounds.

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