Comparison of sucrose intake and production of elimination spots among adult Musca domestica, Musca autumnalis, Phormia regina and Protophormia terraenovae

• Published in: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
• Main Authors: Ghada Mohamed El-Bassiony, John George Stoffolano Jr
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016
• Subjects: Regurgitation; Defecation; Non-hematophagous Diptera; Pathogen transmission; Food safety; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Arctic; Regina
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2016.06.002; https://doaj.org/article/2f556f26ea334b6e88977c9aa1df9e23

Objective: To compare the differences in intake and excretion between Musca domestica and other three species from families Muscidae and Calliphoridae which may help explaining the significance of house fly in the transmission of pathogens. Methods: The four adult species were supplied with two conc...