Dear everyone, I have a question about old, presumably dried up and naturally mummified human remains. If I find flies normally associated with decomposing matter such as *Musca domestica, Chrysomya albiceps *and *Cochliomyia macellaria*, and we are in a relatively rural area, should I be concerned that they might be getting to some packaged up funerary bundles? Or are they more likely just flying in from outside?
We found adult *M.domestica and C. albiceps* out in the open, but the *C. macellaria *was one larva and one pupa on a mummy bundle as well as one larva and one adult hide beetle *Dermestes maculatus* on a mummy. Am I correct in assuming they're feeding on the remains? Thank you for any pointers on this. Best, Angelica Pachacamac Museum - Lima, Peru -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAAJvYjX-kK5MAR8YwadTsLAbWqzHvqmcx4yNn38rFv%3DEZU%2BmQQ%40mail.gmail.com.
