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Invasion of a living vertebrate animal by dipteran larvae is known as myiasis. Myiasis has great medical and veterinary importance since it affects humans as well as wild and domestic animals in developed and developing countries around the world. This relationship between parasite and host can be characterized by the degree to which the larvae depend on their host: accidental, facultative or obligatory. Known myiasis-causing flies are represented worldwide by a diversity of species included in 11 superfamilies and 16 families. Taxonomy, morphology, life history, ecology and behavior, public health and veterinary importance, prevention and control are described. The following four families of myiasis-producing species are discussed in detail due to their economic and medical-veterinary importance: Muscidae, Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae, and Oestridae. The latest approaches in application of myiasis control methods such as chemical, biological, sterile insect technique (SIT), and luring-trapping techniques are described. |
