Insects in anthelmintics discovery: lady beetle-derived harmonine as novel anti-parasitic “swiss army-knife”?

Insects represent an innovative source for the discovery of novel anti-parasitic compounds. Harmonine is an antimicrobial compound of the invasive Asian lady beetle Harmonia axyridis[ref:1]. Pilot studies have shown that harmonine has a remarkable all-round activity against mycobacteria and[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]