A possible cantharidin intoxication of a great bustard (Otis tarda) was described. This wild
bird died by a traumatism, but also presented diarrhoea, congestion of the gastrointestinal …

An analytical method for cantharidin, using high performance liquid chromatography, was
applied to field specimens from horses and sheep with blister beetle (Epicauta lemniscata) …

Cantharidin, the active ingredient of “Spanish Fly”, is contained in a number of insects
collectively called blister beetles and is a well known toxin and vesicant. We report on a …

In the order Coleoptera, cantharidin is produced by two families, Meloidae (true blister
beetles) and Oedemeridae (false blister beetles). Cantharidin is of veterinary and medical …

Experimental animals (rabbit, rat, goat, sheep, and pony) were given cantharidin or dried
preparations of blister beetles (Epicauta lemniscata) to stimulate naturally occurring …

In April and May 1992, the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL)
received for necropsy several frozen 1–3-month-old emu chicks from 1 ranching operation …

Cantharidin is a substance which can be ex-tracted from the bodies of some species of
beetles of which the Spanish fly (Cantharis vesicatoria) is probably the best known. It is the …

In addition to the 3-striped blister beetles (Epicauta temexa and E occidentalis), other
sources of equine cantharidin toxicosis were identified at the Texas Veterinary Medical …

Animals ingesting the blister beetles Epicauta temexa Adams & Selander or E. occidentalis
Werner trapped in lucerne hay during the baling process are often fatally poisoned, and the …

Cantharidin is a poisonous substance secreted by blister beetles, including the 'Spanish fly'.
Historically, cantharidin was used as an aphrodisiac, vesicant and abortifacient. Symptoms …