Talk:Scathophaga stercoraria

Larvae
According to this source larvae of Scathophaga stercoraria are coprophagous, what is the source for larvae being predatory in this article? Höstblomma (talk) 09:20, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

Edits for Behavioral Ecology course
I have a few editing suggestions for this page as part of my behavioral ecology course. The following are suggestions for general categories in the outline and reorganization ideas.

Ecology: The article includes very short sections on parasites and diseases, and predators that could be combined into an ecology section and expanded upon to include more details about relationships with livestock/large mammals, disease transmission to humans, and the vaguely mentioned competition between different species of larvae.

Genome: The "Use as a Model Organism" section briefly mentions this fly species as important in genetics research, but does not expand upon the types of genetic research or whether the genome has been sequenced. It could also include visuals of the flies in a research setting or relevant genetic diagrams, as there are only two pictures in the whole article.

Ecotoxicological testing: The information on this is currently included under the "Use as a Model Organism" section, but this information is much more detailed and discrete from the other part of the section. Ecotoxicological testing could be its own subcategory, or made to be under a section entitled “Research.”

Listephanie (talk) 03:08, 18 September 2019 (UTC)