In vitro effect of ivermectin on the larvae of Lucilia sericata meigen in Saudi Arabia
Amin, A.M.
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology 28(1): 53-58
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 1110-0583 PMID: 9617042 Document Number: 484981
Myiasis or the infestation of the living, necrotic or dead tissues of the body of man or animals by the dipterous fly larvae is a world wide welfare problem. Consequently, control of these larvae attracted the attention of many authors. In this paper, the broad spectrum antiparasitic drug, ivermectin was used in-vitro against the larvae of the green bottle fly, Lucilia sericata. The LC 50 was found to be 9 ppm (0.76-1.5) and the slope function was 0.59. This means that ivermectin is a safe and very effective larvicide for L. sericata.