Dacryoadenitis caused by Cochliomyia macellaria (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in a sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Carrão, Danielly L.; Hernandez, José Miguel Farias; Cardoso, Jaime Dias; Correia, Thaís Ribeiro; Araújo, Josinaldo Lopes; Ubiali, Daniel G.

doi:10.1016/j.vprsr.2020.100504

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“…On the other hand, the NWS fly also interacts with blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) such as Cochliomyia macellaria (46)(47)(48)(49) , Chrysomya albiceps (32) (42) , Chrysomya rufifacies (50) , Lucilia cuprina (51)(52)(53) , Lucilia eximia (51)(52) and Lucilia sericata (51) (54) . These other species of Diptera are fundamentally necrophagous, and when present in myiasis, they feed on the necrosed tissues generated.…”

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Revisión de las interacciones ecológicas de la mosca Cochliomyia hominivorax y evaluación de los posibles impactos ecológicos de su erradicación en Uruguay

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Marques

et al. 2022

Agrocienc Urug

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Controlling a pest species raises questions about the harmful effects its eradication could cause in ecosystems. Currently, in Uruguay are being analyzed strategies to eradicate the New World Screwworm (NWS), Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae), an obligatory ectoparasite that causes myiasis in warm-blooded vertebrates, including humans. The loss of a species implies a risk of secondary extinctions and cascading effects that depend on the ecological function of the species and the capacity of the rest of the species with which it interacts to compensate for its loss. To assess the ecological impact of the NWS eradication, we analyzed its ecological redundancy, its effect as an indirect regulatory agent for other species, and its participation in critical ecosystem functions. We conclude that the NWS presents high functional redundancy in most ecological interactions. It does not play an essential role as a regulatory agent of other species and does not play an important role in critical ecosystem functions. Without ignoring the information gaps that certainly exist about the ecological interactions network of the NWS in Uruguay, we estimate that its eradication is unlikely to cause secondary extinctions or cascading effects in the networks it integrates. In order to timely detect possible impacts during the course of the program, it is recommended to monitor the ecosystems using indicators related to direct and indirect partners in the ecological interactions of the NWS.

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