title: In vitro effect of ivermectin on the larvae of Lucilia sericata meigen in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Amin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D009198:Myiasis / Q000517:prevention & control; D012529:Saudi Arabia
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D007559:Ivermectin