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Fly life cycle









                                                                                                  Once burrowed, the

                                             adult                                                maggots enclose

                                                                                                  themselves in a hard
                                                                                                  shell and begin the
                 egg                                                      Pupae
                                                                                                  metamorphosis

                                                                                                  (change) that will

                                                                                                  result in an adult fly.








            1st instar                                                  3rd instar                At this stage, the
                                                                                                  maggots are now

                                                                                                  known as pupae.
                                          2nd instar













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