Human Bot Fly
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After ____ weeks, they drop out and pupate in the soil.
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Human Bot Fly Latin Name
Dermatobia Hominis
Bot fly range from:
SE Mexico to N.Argentina
When do the eggs hatch?
While the mosquito is feeding and burrows into the skin of the host
To remove bot fly:
apply petroleum jelly to wound to suffocate the larvae then remove with a tweezers after a day
The ___________ fly captures a mosquito and attaches eggs to its body
female
The _______________ parasitize humans (myiasis) and mammals
larvae
Wound does not become infected unless....
larvae is killed
Bot Fly is vectored by:
mosquitoes, muscoid flies, or a species of tick
