A fly in the ointment: evaluation of traditional use of plants to repel and kill blowfly larvae in fermented fish.

A fly in the ointment: evaluation of traditional use of plants to repel and kill blowfly larvae in fermented fish.

INTRODUCTION: In rural areas in Laos, fly larvae infestations are common in fermenting fish. Blowflies (Chrysomya megacephala, Diptera: Calliphoridae) are attracted to oviposit (and/or larviposit) onto fermenting fish which results in infestations with fly larvae. Knowledge of traditional use of pla...

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Main Authors: Hugo J de Boer, Chanda Vongsombath, Jos Käfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3242785?pdf=render

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