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(Hymenoptera) Muscidifurax spp.

(photo courtesy of Max Badgely)

 

Fly Parasites

The adult fly parasite searches fly breeding areas for fly pupae.  Once found, the fly parasite drills a hole into the pupa and then inserts an egg in the hole.  This process will kill the developing fly.  After 2-3 weeks of feeding on the dead fly, adult fly parasites emerge from the fly pupae.  They then search out and kill more fly pupae.  Each female fly parasite will kill about 100 fly pupae in it's lifetime.

                      OrganismQuantityPrice

              Muscidifurax zaraptor and raptorellus provided as a mix 

1 pouch=25,000 parasitized pupae to yield a minimum of 90,000 fly parasite adults

1 pouch$28.75
small bag=5,000 5,000$9.15  
small bag=10,00010,000$13.00  

1 colony=15,000 parasitized pupae to yield a minimum of 55,000 fly parasite adults

1 colony$19.00
1 bulk bag=150,000150,000 $145.00