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From: Jennefer Haddox City: Florissant, MO
I have heard botflies should not be in the United States, is this true?
	Extension Message From: Laura Kammin Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program lkammin@illinois.edu
There are several species of bot fly, and they have a large distribution. Many are native to Central and South America. You can read more about bot flies at: http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/parasitology/arthropods.htm
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