1Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati-517 502, Andhra Pradesh, India
2Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati-517 502, Andhra Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author E-mail: vasukvet@gmail.com
Online Published on 14 January, 2026.
The present investigation was carried out to identify the breeding preferences of necrophagous flies to fresh, cooked, salt and turmeric treated, frozen beef and pork. On the first day of the experiment (0-24 hrs), the adult flies were attracted to fresh pork alone. The first appearance of flies was noted on the 24-48 hrs of the experiment on fresh and frozen beef samples. Adult flies, fly eggs and first larval instars were observed on all the beef samples on 72-96 hrs of the experiment. On the last day of experiment (144-168 hrs), the third stage larval forms were recorded on all the beef and pork samples. Based on the morphological features of the posterior spiracles, five species of dipteran fly larvae were observed on the beef and pork samples, i.e., Calliphora spp., Chrysomya spp. Musca spp. Lucilia spp., and Sarcophaga spp. In conclusion, it is observed that necrophagous fly attraction and diversity were observed towards the beef and pork substrates.
Necrophagous flies, Breeding preference, Beef, Pork
