fox maggot

noun

fox maggot

noun
1

Any member of the flesh fly genus Wohlfahrtia which cause myiasis in mammals.

  • The biology and control of the fox maggot Wohlfahrtia opaca (Coq.)1948, F. X. Gassner and Maurice T. Jameshttp://www.jstor.org/stable/3273240
  • The fox maggot (Wohlfahrtia spp.) is widely distributed throughout the Northern United States.1960, J. R. Gorham et al., Minks: Diseases and Parasites, page 24:

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