Publication: Variation in the time of colonization of broiler carcasses by Carrion Flies in Nakhonsawan Province, Thailand
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2017-09-01
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19382928
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00222585
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Medical Entomology. Vol.54, No.5 (2017), 1157-1166
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Kittikhun Moophayak, Kabkaew L. Sukontason, Watcharapong Ruankham, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Nophawan Bunchu Variation in the time of colonization of broiler carcasses by Carrion Flies in Nakhonsawan Province, Thailand. Journal of Medical Entomology. Vol.54, No.5 (2017), 1157-1166. doi:10.1093/jme/tjx082 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/41393
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Variation in the time of colonization of broiler carcasses by Carrion Flies in Nakhonsawan Province, Thailand
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© The Authors 2017. Carrion flies are the primary insects colonizing vertebrate carrion; however, limited information is available on the variation in the time of colonization (TOC) as related to time of placement (TOP) and time of death (TOD), particularly in Thailand. Three seasonal sets of nine broiler carcasses (euthanized and placed in field within 0.5 h after death) were placed in mesh enclosures within a disturbed deciduous dipterocarp forest at Nakhonsawan Province, upper-central Thailand, for 3 d to determine the colonization time by carrion flies. In total, 21,536 arthropods were collected using traps placed over each carcass. Carrion flies of the family Calliphoridae, Muscidae, and Sarcophagidae predominated (93.42%). Of these, Chrysomya megacephala (F.) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) were the dominant species being 36.18% and 35.36%, respectively, across season. These species arrived immediately (5 min) after placement of the carrion in the field during the rainy season, while they were delayed 1-2 h during the dry season. Chrysomya megacephala, C. rufifacies, and Parasarcophaga dux (Thomson) colonized the remains. Time of colonization by C. megacephala and C. rufifacies occurred mostly at 1600-1700 hours (10-11 h after placement) for all seasons. In contrast, TOC by P. dux was delayed for 1 d during rainy and dry season. These results mark the first record of carrion fly colonization in this area and also may deserve important information for the further study as they demonstrate time of colonization differs from TOP and most importantly TOD.