Background: Maggot therapy has recently attracted considerable attention as an emerging debridement technique for wound healing. This study aimed to review the safety, effectiveness and economic evaluations of Maggot Debridement Therapy for wound healing.   Methods: To retrieve the relevant evidences, the Cochrane Library (until September 2014) was searched by appropriate ke...

BACKGROUND Maggot therapy has recently attracted considerable attention as an emerging debridement technique for wound healing. This study aimed to review the safety, effectiveness and economic evaluations of Maggot Debridement Therapy for wound healing. METHODS To retrieve the relevant evidences, the Cochrane Library (until September 2014) was searched by appropriate keywords, using free tex...

OBJECTIVES Lucilia sericata maggots are successfully used for treating chronic wounds. As the healing process in these wounds is complicated by bacteria, particularly when residing in biofilms that protect them from antibiotics and the immune system, we assessed the effects of maggot excretions/secretions (ES) on Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms, the clinically most rel...

Pakan merupakan hal utama yang dibutuhkan dalam budidaya benih kakap putih. Komposisi bahan pakan ikan tepat mempengaruhi pertumbuhan, perkembangan, dan tingkat kelangsungan hidup putih ini. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh kombinasi maggot buatan (pelet) terhadap hidup, konversi pakan, efisiensi pemanfaatan (Lates calcarifer). dilakukan selama 30 hari, menggunakan Rancangan...

Masalah sampah sampai saat ini tidak pernah habis atau tuntas untuk diselesaikan karena kegiatan manusia sehari-hari berhenti dan semua menghasilkan buangannya. Produksi yang banyak membutuhkan penanganan tepat menguraikan timbulan khususnya organik. Tujuan penelitian gambaran pemanfaatan maggot/larva Black Soldier Fly (BSF) dalam pengolahan Metode bersifat deskriptif observasional. Hasil Penel...

Bima Kencana merupakan kelompok usaha masyarakat Desa Lubuk Saban. Berdasarkan hasil observasi diketahui permasalahan yang dihadapi mitra, yaitu: (1) produksi mitra masih rendah, disebabkan jenis ikan terbatas, kesulitan menyediakan pakan alternatif berkualitas dengan harga terjangkau, (2) sarana dan prasarana belum memadai. (3) Mitra memiliki akun online shop manajemen penjualan baik. Solusi d...

Fig 2. Botfly maggot at early instar. INTRODUCTION Myiasis has largely been considered a rare, exotic condition in the United States. This perception often delays diagnosis, resulting in unnecessary pain and frustration for patients. Here we describe the unusual case of an 11-year-old girl who was parasitized by a cuterebrid botfly after a day trip in August of 2016 to Smith Mountain Lake, Virg...

The apple maggot fl y, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh 1867) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is an economically important pest of apples (Malus domesica Borkh.) (Rosaceae) throughout much of the United States. The fl y is endemic to the eastern U.S., where its primary host plants are several species of native hawthorns (Crataegus spp.) (Rosaceae). About 150 years ago the fl y shifted to apples in the North...