Latin: Piophila casei. Also called the meat skipper. The small dark cheese skippers lay their eggs in dairy products, meat products and in excrements. Each female lays up to 500 eggs, which are placed in crevices directly in food or in the vicinity of food. At 27-32 ° C the eggs hatch in one day […]
Cheese fly
Latin: Piophila casei This fly lays its eggs not only on cheese but also on other milk products, on meat as well as offal and faeces. The larvae, known as cheese skippers, have a fantastic ability to hop. They do this by bending themselves in the middle so that they can grasp the hind part […]