09-26-2013, 10:00 AM
Nope not here (YET)... if the fire ants and coque can get here I don't see why a few botflys can't make it over.
Usually, since more visitors pass though Oahu... Oahu will get it first... Then it will pass through onto other islands. I could see these things coming here already in the host and dropping to spread to Hawaii one day.
is there such a thing as a human bot fly? Yes, we're sorry to say there is. Called the torsalo, Dermatobia hominis, occurs in Mexico and Central America. Fortunately, getting one is an extremely unlikely occurrence for the average visitor.
Usually, since more visitors pass though Oahu... Oahu will get it first... Then it will pass through onto other islands. I could see these things coming here already in the host and dropping to spread to Hawaii one day.
is there such a thing as a human bot fly? Yes, we're sorry to say there is. Called the torsalo, Dermatobia hominis, occurs in Mexico and Central America. Fortunately, getting one is an extremely unlikely occurrence for the average visitor.