Nocturnal Light and Temperature Influences on Necrophagous, Carrion-Associating Blow Fly Species (Diptera:Calliphoridae) of Forensic Importance in Central Texas

The blow flies, Phaenicia eximia (Wiedemann) and Cochliomyia macellaria (F.), oviposited nocturnally on ground beef under artificial lighting of at least 1,500 footcandles at temperatures 26°C or higher during onsets of low-atmospheric pressure at study sites near Snook, Texas, during 2003. Nocturna...

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Published inThe Southwestern entomologist Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 31 - 36
Main Authors Kirkpatrick, Ryan S, Olson, Jimmy K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Society of Southwestern Entomologist 01.03.2007
Subjects
ambient temperature
carrion insects
Cochliomyia macellaria
forensic entomology
lighting
Lucilia
nocturnal activity
nocturnal oviposition
oviposition
Phaenicia eximia
s
spring
summer
Texas
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Summary:The blow flies, Phaenicia eximia (Wiedemann) and Cochliomyia macellaria (F.), oviposited nocturnally on ground beef under artificial lighting of at least 1,500 footcandles at temperatures 26°C or higher during onsets of low-atmospheric pressure at study sites near Snook, Texas, during 2003. Nocturnal oviposition was replicated five times during 14 spring season experiments and three times during 14 summer season experiments conducted under similar conditions.
ISSN:0147-1724
2162-2647
0147-1724
DOI:10.3958/0147-1724-32.1.31