Georgie Hollis

Founder, Veterinary Wound Library

Figure 1. BioBag contains around 75 tiny larvae of the Lucilia sericata species along with foam chips to maintain a moist environment while they work.
Veterinary

Maggot debridement therapy: from humans to horses

Medical maggots are the same species as those responsible for fly strike, but they are produced to be clinically sterile for use in hospitals and outpatient settings (Hinshaw, 2000)..