When insect evidence is obtained during autopsy, forensic entomologists make decisions regarding the effects of low-temperature (-1 degrees C to 4 degrees C) storage of the body and associated insects when estimating the post-mortem interval (PMI). To determine the effects of storage in a morgue cooler on the temperature of maggot masses, temperatures inside and outside of body bags containing ...

Bradykinin-related peptides (BRPs) are one of the most extensively studied frog secretions-derived peptide families identified from many amphibian species. The diverse primary structures of BRPs have been proven essential for providing valuable information in understanding basic mechanisms associated with drug modification. Here, we isolated, identified and characterized a dodeca-BRP (RAP-L1, T...

Sistem Pertanian Terpadu (SPT) dalam pengabdian ini ditujukan untuk mengatasi permasalahan pemenuhan pakan ternak ayam dan ikan akibat harga yang semakin tinggi tiap tahunnya, sekaligus pengurangan limbah organik hasil pertanian rumah tangga melalui pemanfaatan larva (maggot) Black Soldier Fly. Pengabdian dilakukan secara bertahap dari perencanaan, persiapan, sosialisasi, pelaksanaan pemantauan...

J. Entomol. Sci. 41(1): 40-48 (January 2006) Abstract The wheat stem sawfly, Cephus cinctus Norton, the wheat stem maggot, Meromyza americana Fitch, the Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor (Say), the wheat jointworm, Tetramesa tritici (Fitch), and the wheat strawworm, Tetramesa grandis ( Riley), have long been considered wheat pests in the northern Great Plains. This paper reports results of surv...

BACKGROUND Biofilm-associated infections in trauma surgery are difficult to treat with conventional therapies. Therefore, it is important to develop new treatment modalities. Maggots in captured bags, which are permeable for larval excretions/secretions, aid in healing severe, infected wounds, suspect for biofilm formation. Therefore we presumed maggot excretions/secretions would reduce biofilm...

Lucilia sericata larvae are used as an alternative treatment for recalcitrant and chronic wounds. Their excretions/secretions contain molecules that facilitate tissue debridement, disinfect, or accelerate wound healing and have therefore been recognized as a potential source of novel therapeutic compounds. Among the substances present in excretions/secretions various peptidase activities promot...

The elimination of bacteria from pyogenic infections must precede permanent healing. That such a phenomenon occurs under the influence of maggot therapy is well known. Baer, in his original report (1929), called the maggots "a viable antiseptic." Later (1931) he had the following to say: "Whatever the bacteria of the original wound, be they aerobes or anaerobes ... the amount begins to diminish...