ABSTRACT
In order to study the biodiversity of Calliphoridae in the of garbage site of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil, six traps made apart plastic pet bottles, were disposed surrounding the garbage. The study was carried out between March, 2006 and March, 2007. Bovine liver was used as bait, and the bottle were changed weekly. The total of Calliphoridae captured was 44,688. Chrysomya megacephala was the most frequent species (93.61%; n = 41,833) of fly, with significant differences (p < 0.05) between C. megacephala and C. albiceps (1.50%; n = 672) and C. putoria (0.79%; n = 352). There was influence of temperature and of rainfall on the C. megacephala population. In the coldest months, the capture of flies, especially C. albiceps e de C. putoria was extremely low. Regarding the Muscidae family, 1307 individuals were captured. Thus, it is concluded that the garbage site of Presidente Prudente is an environment that gives conditions to maintenance of Calliphoridae, especially C. megacephala.
KEY WORDS
Chrysomya megacephala
; dump; epidemiology
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