|
Medical myiasis
is the condition in which fly larvae infest living
tissue. Sometimes, as in the case of maggot therapy
(using fly maggots to clean wounds), this is
deliberate and beneficial. Often, however, the
infestation is accidental. Accidental myiasis can
occur by ingestion of fly eggs (intestinal myiasis,
usually in children) or when open wounds are left
unbandaged on incapacitated patients. The wounds
attract certain fly species which lay eggs in the
wounds. While the myiasis may not always be medically
harmful, it sure provokes a strong reaction,
and sometimes lawsuits, from those involved.
Product liability
cases involving both powderpost beetles and siricid
wood wasps, or horntail wood wasps, are common as
well. Both insects have larval stages that bore into
and damage wood. In both insects the larval period can
be sufficiently long that larvae, that began their
develop in the forest or sawmill, may emerge once the
wood has been built into a home. When these insects
finally emerge as adults the damage they do can
generate a lawsuit. The primary question often comes
down to when did the initial infestation occur
and, therefore, who is responsible for the damage.
Other examples of insects in civil liability lawsuits
often involve some type of food product contamination
from stored product pests.
Powderpost
Beetles
Insects That Damage Wood
If you need assistance
with a specific case please contact us at [email protected]
|
