Effect of Habitat on Blow Fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Oviposition in Michigan [PDF]
Forensic entomology applies data gained from insects to aid the criminal justice system. Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are usually the first insects to arrive and oviposit (lay eggs) on carrion.
Bugajski, Kristi, Stoller, Parker
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The use of Forensic Entomology within Clandestine Gravesite investigations
The use forensic entomology within clandestine gravesite excavations can provide valuable information for a medicolegal death investigation. Insect evidence can provide an estimate for specific portions of the postmortem interval as well as yield ...
Jason H. Byrd, Lerah Sutton
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Corrigendum: Forensic entomology research and application in southern Africa: A scoping review
Original article: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/6065 Errors that appear in the Review Article by Tembe and Mukaratirwa are corrected here. Prof.
Danisile Tembe, Samson Mukaratirwa
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Quantifying the Temperature of Maggot Masses and its Relationship to Decomposition [PDF]
Numerous Calliphoridae species have been observed to form larval aggregations during the feeding stage of development, resulting in localized increases in temperature.
Amendt +45 more
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Macrocheles species (Acari: Macrochelidae) associated with human corpses in Europe [PDF]
The biology of macrochelid mites might offer new venues for the interpretation of the environmental conditions surrounding human death and decomposition.
A Acs +132 more
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First record of Poecilochirus mrciaki Mašán, 1999 (Acari, Parasitidae) and its phoretic carriers in the Iberian peninsula [PDF]
We report for the first time the presence of Poecilochirus mrciaki Mašán, 1999 in the South of Europe, in the Iberian peninsula and on new carrier insects.
Perotti, M. Alejandra +1 more
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Optical coherence tomography:age estimation of Calliphora vicina pupae in vivo? [PDF]
Necrophagous blowfly pupae are valuable contributors to the estimation of post-mortem interval, should an accurate age estimate be obtained. At present, this is reliant on a combination of rearing and destructive methods conducted on preserved samples ...
Brown, Katherine, Harvey, Michelle
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Forensic Entomology: an overview.
Insects are the most important, in terms of number and diversity, group of animals on the earth. Insects have colonized all the world’s environments and are associated with both human life and death.
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A case of insect colonization before the death [PDF]
Forensic entomology is a branch of forensic science in which insects are used as evidence in legal investigations relating to humans, domestic animals and wildlife.
Bonizzoli, Manuela +6 more
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Habitat Associations of Macro-Staphylinids (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) at Alice L. Kibbe Life Science Station, Hancock County, Illinois [PDF]
Habitat associations of size-selected (≥ 5 mm length) rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), hereafter referred to as “macro-staphylinids,” were studied in west-central Illinois forest and prairie habitats in 2005 using pitfall traps. Habitats sampled
McCravy, Kenneth W, Willand, Jason E
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