by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 25, 2014
Stomoxys Stomoxys is composed of several species of flies that resemble Musca domestica generally, but the mouthparts are designed for piercing the skin and feeding upon blood. Both the male and female flies take blood meals. The female fly lays eggs in...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 25, 2014
Musca (Figure 5-51) The genus Musca is most commonly represented by the house fly, Muscadomestica. The adult fly feeds on various food stuffs through the use of its sponging mouthparts (Figure 5-51), and it will just as readily feed on feces and garbage as upon...
