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Total solubilized proteins were estimated in all the indigenously isolated native Bt isolates showing potential against blister beetle by method of Lowry et al (1951) (13).

Field efficacy and molecular characterization of native Bacillus thuringiensis isolates against blister beetle, Mylabris pustulata (Thunberg) (Coleoptera: Meloidae) in pigeonpea

Blister beetle periorbital dermatitis and keratoconjunctivitis in Tanzania.

Clinical and epidemiological study of Paederus dermatitis in Manipal, India

At least five fractions were visible on the zymogram, showing multiplicity among the cellulases of blister beetle M.

Digestive Cellulose Hydrolyzing Enzyme Activity (endo- b-1, 4- D-glucanase) in the Gut and Salivary Glands of Blister Beetle, Mylabris pustulata

Clinical features of blister beetle poisoning in equids.

Outbreak of dermatitis linearis caused by Paederus ilsae and Paederus iliensis (coleoptera: staphylinidae) at a military base in Iraq

Cantharidin levels in blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) associated with alfalfa in Colorado.

Material tipo de Meloidae (Coleoptera: Tenebronoidea) depositado en la coleccion del Museo de La Plata (Argentina)

If whole or crushed parts of blister beetles are ingested by a grazing animal, the cantharidin can cause irritation and hemorrhages in the stomach.

Chapter 14 Health management

As a result, the blister beetle larva has worked out a sneaky way to get a ride to the meals it needs: Upon hatching, as many as 1,500 beetle larvae gather into a small ball.

Squirmy hitchhikers

A blister beetle can scuttle across a person's chest without causing any harm, but the slightest pressure on the beetle, such as an attempt to brush it away, will force it to secrete this clear, sticky fluid that will cause unsightly, irritating blisters to develop on the victim's skin.

September 2000 BUG OF THE MONTH

However, male bees paid visits to models scented with extracts from blister beetle larvae as often as they did to real beetle clumps.

Sexually deceptive chemistry: beetle larvae fake the scent of female bees

INTRODUCTION: Paederus dermatitis, also known as dermatitis linearis or blister beetle dermatitis is a peculiar irritant contact dermatitis characterized by vesicles and bullae on an erythematous base on exposed areas of the body with sudden onset of burning and stinging sensation, provoked by an insect belonging to the genus Paederus, family Staphylinidae (rove beetles), order Coleoptera (beetles) after being crushed on the skin, releasing the hemolymph pederin.

Clinical study of 100 cases of beetle dermatitis in rural population of Gurgaon

Cantharidin, made from the extract of the Chinese blister beetle (Cantharis vesicatoris) is clearly the most effective treatment for mollusca in children.

Wart and molluscum management made easy

This faking out of solitary bees by the blister beetle Meloe franciscanus marks the first recorded case of parasitic insects cooperating to mimic their target, report Hafernik and his San Francisco State colleague Leslie Saul-Gershenz.