Vol. 11, Special Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
P Sivanadha Reddy, K Srinivasa Rao, V Chengalva Rayulu and GV Bhaskar Reddy

Abstract:
The present research work was carried out to investigate the breeding preferences necrophagous flies to various chicken meat substrates i.e., fresh, cooked, salt and turmeric powder treated and frozen forms. During the seven day experiment, the meat samples of fresh, cooked, salt and turmeric powder treated and frozen forms were placed to attract the dipteran flies. The flies observed on fresh chicken meat samples were of Musca spp., Calliphora spp., Chrysomya spp. and Sarcophaga spp. Chicken meat with salt and turmeric powder treated meat samples attracted only one kind of fly larvae i.e., Sarcophaga spp. Based on the study, fresh and frozen meat samples usually had the maximum attraction to the flies over the cooked meat samples as well as salt and turmeric powder treated meat samples. The adult flies, fly eggs and larval instars were noticed between the third to fifth day of the experiment. All the meat samples, the third stage larvae were noticed on the last day (7^th day) of the experiment. Adult flies were observed immediately on all the fresh meat samples. Frozen meat substrates were not attracted by the flies on the first day of the experiment; however, by the second day of the experiment onwards, the adult flies were observed. From the fifth day of the experiment onwards, adult flies started disappearing on all the meat samples, except for frozen meat of chicken. In conclusion, five types of flies viz., Calliphora spp., Chrysomya spp., Lucilia spp., Sarcophaga spp. and Musca spp. were noticed on chicken meat substrates. The adult fly attraction varied between the meat samples. However, in all the meat samples, the third stage larval forms were observed on the 7^th day of the experimental study.