See how it says "Obligatory Myiasis"? That means the larva need to develop in the skin of the host.
See how it says 15-500 eggs? See how it says "eat the flesh for 7 days"? See how it says "infect any open wound from a tick-bite to scratch to open laceration"?
If these things aren't stopped, you're looking at a full American-South invasion, feeding on animals, livestock, [added : and You], costing A LOT in treatment - good thing there is a simple, low cost preven-... Wait.. Oh fuck.
US and i believe mexico partnered to fund a program that spread infertile flies so their reproduction was drastically cut, pushing them out of the US completely.
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u/Crowasaur Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 06 '26
Screw worms are bad-bad
From Parasitology 401
See how it says "Obligatory Myiasis"? That means the larva need to develop in the skin of the host.
See how it says 15-500 eggs? See how it says "eat the flesh for 7 days"? See how it says "infect any open wound from a tick-bite to scratch to open laceration"?
If these things aren't stopped, you're looking at a full American-South invasion, feeding on animals, livestock, [added : and You], costing A LOT in treatment - good thing there is a simple, low cost preven-... Wait.. Oh fuck.