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In a tropical environment near the equator in Nairobi, Kenya, flesh fly development is nearly continuous throughout the year with only a few individuals being channeled into pupal diapause during the coldest months. Two species reared in a field cage completed 7 generations/year. Generation time for nondiapause flies varied from 41 to 62 days.
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Denlinger, D.L. The developmental response of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) to tropical seasons. Oecologia 35, 105–107 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00345543
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00345543