Maggots used for wound debridement:
Maggots for Wound Debridement Maggots can either feed only on dead tissue, only on living tissue or both on living & dead tissue. The infestation by maggots of live animals is called myiasis. The files used most often for the purpose of maggot therapy are blow-files of Calliphoridae. The blow fly species used most commonly is Lucilia sericata, the common green bottle fly.
Black fly
House fly
Green bottle fly
Blue bottle fly
Wound Healing, Tissue Repair and Scar