2007/07/10 by R. H. L. Disney · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Veterinary · #Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies #Insect behavior and control techniques #Animal testing and alternatives #Phoridae #Biology #Larva #Zoology #Evolutionary biology #Ecology
paper · doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.53.103106.093415
openalex publication_date 2007/07/10 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15
The larvae of Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) exploit a broad spectrum of larval pabula. Consequently, the species features in a range of situations that affect the resources or well-being of humans. Furthermore, M. scalaris is readily cultured in the laboratory and is therefore favored as an experimental species for genetic, developmental, and bioassay studies. However, the extensive but widely scattered literature, reviewed herein, is frequently ignored by specialists, which gives rise to the unwitting repetition of previous work as well as insupportable proposals.