| influence of rain and malathion on the oviposition and development of blowflies (diptera: calliphoridae) infesting rabbit carcasses in kelantan, malaysia. | the influence of rain and malathion on the initial oviposition as well as development of blowfly species infesting rabbit carcasses decomposing in sunlit and shaded habitats were studied over a period of 1 year in kelantan, malaysia. chrysomya megacephala (fabricius) was the most dominant species that infested the carcasses, followed by chrysomya rufifacies (macquart). in general, rain, depending on its intensity, delayed initial oviposition by 1-2 days and prolonged the pupation period by 1-3 d ... | 2009 | 19671490 |