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PAS 1
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Aloe ferox Mill., Prunus persica (L.) Batsch. and Phytolacca heptandra Retz. Used by farmers in south africa to treat maggot infestation
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Agro Ecological Zone
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Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) North Gujarat plain (Inclusive of Aravalli range and East Rajasthan Uplands) hot, dry, semi – arid eco-subregion (4.2), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat Agroclimatic zone (GJ-4)
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Community Practices
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"To treat such wounds, Narsibhai of district Banaskantha takes 200 gm of tender branch of kerda (Capparis sp.) and makes a paste by adding castor oil. He applies this paste on the wound twice a day for four days (Honey Bee 19(3): 14, 2008)."
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Practice ID
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DTP0010000006225
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Annotation ID
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GIAN/GAVL/1562
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Reference
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HBN database
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Disease
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Maggot wound
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Disease Description
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Maggot infestation is a condition in which the fly maggots feed off and develop in the tissues of living organisms. True myiasis results from flies deliberately laying eggs in or on the tissues. There are two forms of myiasis: obligate, in which it is nec
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Management Practices
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Surgical debridement, use injection of Lidocaine at base of tissue cavity in which larvae inhibits
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