Talk:Piophilidae

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Pierre, starting from a point of complete ignorance about biology, I was recently locally told that the only way to artificially make casu modde cheese is to introduce in it a spot of olive oil (making a small hole and immediately closing it again, letting the cheese "mature" for a few months), so I believe the Piohila is already in either the cheese or the oil (the latter less likely - maybe only to help larva's growth). Also, I am not so sure that sheperds could manage its larva. But, obviously, this is only a doubt I have. :-) --Gianfranco

O my, this article has bought the bugs out of the woodwork. "Artificial" means "from artifice" or art- ie created by man. Are plants sown by man considered artificial? Hint- they are not. So, like-wise insects: Insects, being biological entities, are never artificial, or not yet anyway. Maybe when you are older.

But here's the effect which introducing your "artificial" olive oil cheat is intended to reproduce:

"Cheese flies are allowed to lay their eggs, which hatch and start chewing their way through. They start to break down the fats and this makes the cheese very soft. So soft, the Pecorino begins to “cry” (as the locals put it) as the digested fatty liquid leaks out.

"When it’s time to consume the devil-cheese, it’s decision time. Some go for the full experience and eat it, maggots and all, in thin strips on some crispy bread that in no way disguises the taste of live larvae. For the faint of heart, one can also seal the cheese in a bag which causes the maggots to lose oxygen and start launching themselves out of the cheese at distances up to 15 centimeters. That’s over 18 times their body length, about the same as you leaping a 10 story building. When the bag stops making the sweet pitter-patter of maggots in their death throws, the cheese is certified baby fly free. "

So then- any more editors here with colorful backgrounds?Hilarleo ^Hey,L.E.O. 13:20, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Well, I never even heard of casu modde until I saw the article, and a search for "casu modde Piophila" made Google tell me I misspelled "modde". I have heard of Piophila, in connection with forensic entomology - it's one of the later insects to infest corpses. I suppose that if a cheesemaker kept Piophilae in a room (perhaps by letting a cheese sit long enough) and brought kebbucks into the room, that would count as intentionally introducing them. -phma

Fruit fly vs. cheese fly in myiasis

"Fruit fly larvae are a leading cause of myiasis in humans" -- what does that have to do with cheese flies? In any event, the 1914 Ohio State citation indicates that cheese flies can cause intestinal lesions in dogs. -- Phyzome is Tim McCormack 12:57, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Rename article

"Cheese fly" as a title for this article is ridiculous. As written, it is not even primarily about cheese flies; it is explicitly about the family Piophilidae. Unless someone says something really persuasive really soon, I intend moving this article to Piophilidae and re-creating Cheese fly as a redirect. This will not change the situation for non-entomologists using the article, but will make the article more professional in context and effect and reduce the tendency to set biologists' teeth on edge. Mind you, I have no objection to anyone who then expands the cheese fly redirect to an article about cheese flies, though personally I do not regard this as currently necessary. JonRichfield (talk) 15:19, 12 April 2013 (UTC)