The house fly (Musca domestica)

Authors

Clee Francis Howard Jenkins

Keywords

Musca domestica, Western Australia

Disciplines

Behavior and Ethology | Entomology

First Page Number

75

Last Page Number

81

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

MANY insects are so commonly associated with man and his dwellings that they may almost be called domesticated.

In olden days the presence of these insects was accepted as a matter of course, but present knowledge shows that many of them can be important disease carriers while others may cause damage to food and clothing.

Recommended Citation

Jenkins, Clee Francis Howard (1961) "The house fly (Musca domestica)," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 2: No. 1, Article 17.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol2/iss1/17