HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Blowfly larvae are known as maggots until the fifth stage of the life cycle when they become pupae. The larvae initially feed on fluid exuded from the body in which they live because the maggots have an enzyme that can break down proteins.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are four stages of growth-egg, larva (or maggot), pupa, and adult. Depending upon the type of fly, it may take about one to four weeks for the cycle to be completed. Eggs are laid by the female fly onto breeding material, usually dead animal or vegetable material.

Detailed explanation-3: -1st – Adult flies lay eggs on the carcass wound areas or around the openings the nose, eyes, ears, anus, etc. 4th – The larvae (17 mm) develop int burrowing in surrounding soil. 5th – Adult flies emerge from pupa cases afte Blow flies are attracted to dead bodies an within minutes of the death of an animal.

Detailed explanation-4: -3rd Stage Maggots (Pupae): In the third stage of maggots, now pupae, they fall to ground and no longer feed or move. Their exoskeleton hardens and turns from a light brown to a black color. Adult Blowfly: The adult blow fly emerges from the exoskeleton and can fly after only a few hours.