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 …

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 …

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

The blister beetle is traditional Chinese medicine that was first discovered and used as
anticancer drug in China, and cantharidin proved to be its principal active ingredient …

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 …

Cantharidin poisoning due to ingesting blister beetles occurs most frequently in livestock
that consume alfalfa hay: cattle, goats, sheep, and horses. Horses are more commonly …

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 …

Cantharidin provides chemical protection for the coleopteran families Meloidae and
Oedemeridae. In the present study, it was observed that cantharidin concentration in …

Bioinsecticides based on natural toxins offer an alternative means of pest management with
the potential to counter insecticide resistance and reduce our heavy reliance on …

Toxicity of cantharidin, a well known natural compound produced by beetles of family
Meloidae and Oedemeridae, was examined on Helicoverpa armigera. Furthermore, its effect …