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Pests Pests Entities Insects Flies Hermetia illucens, Thailand
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| April 2006. A question and photo from Thailand: what is this insect that crawled out of a mushroom cultivation sack filled with banana leaves.
The answer is a larvae of a soldier fly, possibly Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). They like moist soil with a very high organic matter content and thrive in compost heaps. A photo of an adult was sent to PestNet (right). Vietnam reported that they are studying this fly for household food recycling.
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