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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1997
Page
11
Summer pests are buzzing as houseflies and mosquitoes, relatives in the same insect group, fly up to 200 times per second. Flies spread germs by brushing them onto food after landing on waste, posing disease risks like cholera or typhoid in some regions, and diarrhea in the United States. they also play a part in nature by eating other insects and serving as food for birds.
A concise overview of the housefly life cycle notes metamorphosis from egg to larva to pupa to adult. Eggs laid in manure or decaying matter hatch in eight to twelve hours into maggots. In about five days the larva hardens and becomes a pupa, and after roughly five more days an adult emerges. A female may lay up to two thousand eggs in a lifespan of about twenty six days in warm weather.
The article explains why floods boost mosquitoes by creating standing water for egg laying. It details the life cycle from eggs to larvae wrigglers and pupae tumblers, notes that bites inject saliva causing itching, and highlights diseases such as yellow fever and malaria. It credits experts from the Smithsonian for help.
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