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Grand challenges in entomology: Priorities for action in the coming decades

open access: yesInsect Conservation and Diversity, 2023
Entomology is key to understanding terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems at a time of unprecedented anthropogenic environmental change and offers substantial untapped potential to benefit humanity in a variety of ways, from improving agricultural ...
Sarah H Luke   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Forensic Entomology in China and Its Challenges

open access: yesInsects, 2021
Simple Summary Forensic entomologists utilize sarcosaprophagous insect species to estimate the postmortem interval to aid death investigations.
Jiang-feng Wang
exaly   +2 more sources

The Relationship between Research and Casework in Forensic Entomology

open access: yesInsects, 2021
Simple Summary Forensic entomology concerns the use of insects as evidence in legal investigations. Many sorts of investigation can benefit from an interpretation of insects associated with the crime scene, but insect evidence is most frequently used in ...
Martin Hall
exaly   +2 more sources

Pigs vs people: the use of pigs as analogues for humans in forensic entomology and taphonomy research

open access: yesInternational Journal of Legal Medicine, 2019
Most studies of decomposition in forensic entomology and taphonomy have used non-human cadavers. Following the recommendation of using domestic pig cadavers as analogues for humans in forensic entomology in the 1980s, pigs became the most frequently used
Szymon Matuszewski   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Forensic entomology

open access: yesForensic Sciences Research, 2018
For many members of the forensic community, insects still have an exotic status. This may be one reason why forensic entomology, the analysis of insect evidence for forensic and legal purposes, has not yet achieved the significance it deserves in ...
Jens Amendt
doaj   +2 more sources

Identification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae): an external quality assessment of medical entomology laboratories in the MediLabSecure Network

open access: yesParasites and Vectors, 2018
Identification of vectors is of prime importance in the field of medical entomology for both operational and research purposes. An external quality assessment of mosquito identification capacities was carried out within the MediLabSecure Network, which ...
Frédéric Jourdain   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Forensic Entomology

open access: yesEDIS, 2011
Forensics is a hot topic, with many movies and popular television shows (such as “CSI”) introducing youth to the tools, processes, and critical thinking skills needed to solve various crimes. Within this world, insects have a growing presence.
Erika Andersen   +3 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Forensic entomology as an advanced tool in crime investigation

open access: yes1, 2023
The use of research on insects and other arthropods in court proceedings is known as forensic entomology. When forensic insects are discovered on a human body or at the crime scenes, their biodiversity, biology, ecology, and behavior can reveal details ...
Talha Arshad, Muhammad Naeem
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Identification of phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Atlantic forest fragments and their dispersal to urban area [PDF]

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2023
The geographical distribution of sand flies in Brazil has been the subject of some studies, yet there is no information about the phlebotomine fauna in João Pessoa, State of Paraíba, Brazil.
FRANCISCO A. SILVA   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

It is all about the insects: a retrospective on 20 years of forensic entomology highlights the importance of insects in legal investigations

open access: yesZeitschrift für Rechtsmedizin, 2021
This study highlights the importance of insect evidence by evaluating 949 insect-associated cases, including 139 entomological reports, from 2001 to 2019 at the Institute of Legal Medicine Frankfurt/Germany.
L. Lutz   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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