[VRWC_minion]

How do you explain the golf course which is heavily watered in order to keep the greens green? Do you think flies would find a place to grow around a golf course?

I cannot but I have some questions about that. Mainly why if I were a fly would I go off into the desert if there is perfectly good food where I am.

These are my questions

Questions-Is there standing water or is it just absorbed by grass.

Did the golf course irrigate during that time ?

. Does the golf course use pesticides or other chemicals that would inhibit growth of flys.

Assuming that golf course provided oasis for flys would they travel 1/2 mile into barren desert ?

[UCANSEE2]

Assuming that golf course provided oasis for flys would they travel 1/2 mile into barren desert ? You would either have to ask the Flies or the forensic entomologist. And he already answered that question.

[dcwusmc]

We can presume that the flies flew into the desert because they caught the scent of rotting flesh. Just as the animal scavengers did. Nothing unusual here. Critters do seem to have a pretty well developed sense of smell, far more sensitive than humans because they need to get to prey before the next critter does. That's not so hard to fathom... like blood in the water attracts sharks from MANY miles away.

[It's me]

Assuming that golf course provided oasis for flys would they travel 1/2 mile into barren desert ?

Simple, to find a site for her to lay her eggs. Haskell stated that a fly has an incredible sense of smell an can smell dead flesh up to a mile and a half away.

[clearvision]

I'm not sure why everyone keeps saying this is "barren desert". Looking at Mapquest aerial photos of Deseha Rd. show houses scattered about along the road, lots of areas with trees and bushes, creekbed areas, Loveland reservior within a few miles and the golf course.