Entomotherapy, the use of insects for medicinal purposes, has been practised for centuries
in many countries around the world. More than 2100 edible insect species are eaten by …

Maggot therapy (MT) is the clinical application of living fly larvae for the treatment of non‐
healing wounds and wounds that require debridement. This systematized and expanded …

Lucilia sericata, the green bottle blowfly, has a long history of clinical use and an excellent
safety record which makes it safe for therapeutic clinical use. In regions where it is naturally …

Maggot debridement therapy (MDT) consists on the intentional and controlled application of
sterilized larvae of the order Diptera on necrotic skin lesions with the purpose of cleaning …

Antibiotic‐resistant bacteria pose a major threat to global health in the 21st century,
requiring a quick, cheap and effective response from public health officials. This study …

Multidrug-resistant pathogens have become ubiquitous, and effective treatment alternatives
are urgently required. Maggot therapy is a promising agent that is being studied to overcome …

Wound healing is a complex process involving multiple biochemical and cellular events and
represents a neglected public health issue. As a consequence, millions of people worldwide …

The inhibitory effect of Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart) and Cochliomyia macellaria
(Fabricius) larval excretions–secretions (ES) on Staphylococcus aureus was determined …

Antimicrobial resistance is currently a significant global problem. The medical field is
currently suffering from a shortage of effective treatments to prevent infections since the …

Cytolytic activity against invading microorganisms is one of the innate forms of immunity in
invertebrates. A serine protease‐associated sialic acid‐specific cytolytic lectin was purified …