Effect on the host

EFFECT ON THE HOST- MYIASIS
  • Wool of sheep which is kept moist for long time, soiled skin with urine and faeces, these produces decomposition and smell of it attracts the primary flies. The larvae of these flies initiate strike and create favourable condition for secondary flies. These flies liquify the tissue of host and feed on this material developing in the lesion. The central portion of lesion heal by scab formation, with further extension of lesion due to action of larvae. The smell produced from such lesion attracts other flies to deposit the eggs.

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