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In your field: Kate Beavan - 'I'm sure the local Hells Angels are only drinking our cider to help the environment'

It is the season for maggots, each female green bottle fly can lay 250 eggs in the fleece and they can hatch out after only 12 hours.

Farmers Guardian
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In your field: Kate Beavan - 'I'm sure the local Hells Angels are only drinking our cider to help the environment'

It is the season for maggots, each female green bottle fly can lay 250 eggs in the fleece and they can hatch out after only 12 hours. After gorging themselves on the sheep, they can pupate into flies...

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