The fly is found inside the house. Based on GoogleID, it is suggested the fly is a Black soldier with scientific name Hermetia illucens.
Image 01 - The Black soldier fly.
The flies live well in the humid climate regions such as our state, Louisiana. They are excellent decomposers.
Their larvae are voracious to many kinds of materials (organic matters) such as:
- food (kitchen) scraps
- manure
- rotting flesh of dead animals.
Hence, the larvae voracity potentially to break down waste, and then convert it into valuable nutrients.
Image 02 - The fly is crawling
Louisiana State University (LSU) has studied the potential use of black soldier flies in production of animal feed, waste management and production of biofuel.
Image 03 - Head of the Black soldier fly.
Do you recognize this kind of fly?
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