Byrd J H, Butler J F
Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA.
J Med Entomol. 1996 Nov;33(6):901-5. doi: 10.1093/jmedent/33.6.901.
Growth curves were studied for the egg, larva, and pupa of the secondary screwworm, Cochliomyia macellaria (F), under mean cyclic temperatures of 15.6, 21.1, 26.7, 32.2, and a constant 25.0 degrees C. Development from egg to adult under all regimes ranged from 170 to 588 h. A constant temperature regime of 25 degrees C produced a range of pupation times from 92 to 142 h, with adult emergence ranging from 196 to 261 h. The maximal preferential temperature of 39 degrees C was determined for maggots by using a gradient system. The minimal variation in the range of larval lengths and development time makes this species suitable for establishing relatively narrow confidence intervals when constructing a postmortem interval estimate for use in legal investigations.
研究了在平均循环温度为15.6、21.1、26.7、32.2以及恒定的25.0摄氏度条件下，次生螺旋蝇（嗜尸性麻蝇，Cochliomyia macellaria (F)）的卵、幼虫和蛹的生长曲线。在所有温度条件下，从卵发育到成虫的时间为170至588小时。25摄氏度的恒温条件下，化蛹时间为92至142小时，成虫羽化时间为196至261小时。通过梯度系统确定了蛆虫的最大偏好温度为39摄氏度。幼虫长度范围和发育时间的最小变化使得该物种在构建用于法律调查的死后间隔估计时，适合建立相对较窄的置信区间。
