Study on ascending and descending vertical dispersal behavior of third instar larvae of chrysomya megacephala (fabricius) (diptera : calliphoridae) : an evidence that blowflies survive burial
Joint Authors
Sharma, Anika
Sayyid, Sami
Kmet, Jaroslav
Horvath, Marek
Bala, Madhu
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 28, Issue 6 (30 Jun. 2021), pp.3176-3182, 7 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2021-06-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Although the pupation behavior of blowflies has been widely studied, this preliminary study was done on the vertical dispersal behavior (both ascending and descending) and fly emergence rate of third instar larvae of chrysomya megacephala (fabricius) to evaluate weather immature stages of blowflies survive burial and emerge out as adult.
third instar larvae of chrysomya megacephala were placed at three different depths (5 cm, 25 cm and 45 cm) of soil under laboratory conditions to determine the impact of soil depth on the ascending and descending vertical dispersal behavior and the subsequent emergence of adults.
the results of this study, although preliminary, but valuable to the field of forensic entomology because they provide new information about both ascending and descending vertical dispersal behavior of chrysomya megacephala forensically important species of blowfly.
in all the cases, maximum number of pupae recovered at the depth of 0 to 5 cm are 35.5 ± 4.5, 34 ± 1, 25 ± 5, when food was located at 5 cm, 25 cm and45 cm depth respectively.
this means that maximum no of larvae reached to the depth of 0 to 5 cm by ascending dispersal irrespective of at which depth they are placed.
paramount pupae were recovered from shallow burial depth of 0–5 cm in ascending dispersal and showed highest eclosion success i.e.
90.1% followed by 25 cm and 45 cm i.e.
71.7% and 55% respectively.
while the number of pupae recovered as well as eclosion success was less in descending dispersal with an average of 62.8%, 39.25% and 33.9% at depths of 5, 25 and 45 cm respectively.
this manifest if larvae disperse ascendingly, it increases their chance of survival.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sharma, Anika& Sayyid, Sami& Bala, Madhu& Kmet, Jaroslav& Horvath, Marek. 2021. Study on ascending and descending vertical dispersal behavior of third instar larvae of chrysomya megacephala (fabricius) (diptera : calliphoridae) : an evidence that blowflies survive burial. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 28, no. 6, pp.3176-3182.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1407764
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sharma, Anika…[et al.]. Study on ascending and descending vertical dispersal behavior of third instar larvae of chrysomya megacephala (fabricius) (diptera : calliphoridae) : an evidence that blowflies survive burial. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 28, no. 6 (2021), pp.3176-3182.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1407764
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sharma, Anika& Sayyid, Sami& Bala, Madhu& Kmet, Jaroslav& Horvath, Marek. Study on ascending and descending vertical dispersal behavior of third instar larvae of chrysomya megacephala (fabricius) (diptera : calliphoridae) : an evidence that blowflies survive burial. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2021. Vol. 28, no. 6, pp.3176-3182.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1407764
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 3181-3182
Record ID
BIM-1407764