Say Hello to the New Species of Fly Officially Approved to Clean Human Wounds

Photo: Lucilia cuprina, commonly known as the Australian sheep blow fly. Photo credit: Graham Wise from Brisbane, Australia via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0. Article by Bruce Gil. Gizmodo – June 22, 2026.

The FDA has cleared Lucilia cuprina larvae for use in maggot debridement therapy.

Yes, you read that right. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given a green light to the larvae of Lucilia cuprina, commonly known as the Australian sheep blowfly, for use in maggot wound therapy. That appears to make it the second fly species cleared by the FDA to help clean dead skin from chronic wounds. The other is […]

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