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MISCELLANEOUS PHYSIOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE LABORATORY BREEDING OF FLESH FLIES AND OF MELANOPLUS BIVITTATUS SAY
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 May 2012
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The species of flesh-fly under consideration are Wohlfahrtia vigil Wlk., Calliphora crythrocephala Mg., and Lucilia sericata Mg.
Oviposition under laboratory conditions occurred in most cases at night. Under outdoor conditions wild individuals of these species were observed to oviposit only during the day. Lack of disturbance in the cages is suggested as the deciding factor, since temperature and light were kept constant night and day.The site of oviposition preferred is the undersurface of a dry ledge of the meat. On being disturbed the ovipositing female is loth to leave the site.
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