Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Flystrike (myiasis) affects both wild and domesticated animals such as livestock, and companion animals such as rabbits. Risk factors include injuries, illnesses such as diarrhoea, and neglect. This video covers types of flystrike (obligative, facultative and accidental), fly species involved and life cycle stages. It reviews the controversial management strategy of mulesing. Finally it discusses forensic myiasis – the study of factors such as insect life cycle stages and weather, to estimate periods of animal neglect, etc., for use in prosecutions.