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Title: Screwworm ecology from field observations to satellite imagery

Author
item Phillips, Pamela

Submitted to: National Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/30/2013
Publication Date: N/A
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Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Screwworm fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), in its larval stage is a parasite of warm-blooded animals. Screwworm has been successfully eradicated from the United Sates and Central America using the sterile insect technique. Here we present how the field observations of screwworm ecology from the 1930’s to the present have been applied and incorporated into the eradication program. These observations led to the successful use of remote sensing for identifying favorable screwworm habitat. Currently the use of remote sensing is an integral part of the Screwworm Prevention and Eradication Program in Panama.