Maggots cannot live on meat meal alone: production parameters for mass rearing of the ovoviviparous blowfly, Calliphora dubia (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

DF Cook, MS Tufail, SC Voss, ET Howse… - Journal of Economic …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This study determined a cost-effective larval diet for rearing Calliphora dubia Macquart for
use as a potential managed pollinator in Australia. This fly has potential as a pollination …

[PDF][PDF] Pollen associated with a Texas population of blow flies-(Diptera: Calliphoridae) highlights underappreciated aspects of their biology

J Rangel, P Lau, B Strauss, E Hildinger… - Ecol …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Over 80% of agricultural crops rely on insect pollination. Thus, pollinator biodiversity is
critical for augmented plant yield and quality. 2. Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are …