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Forensic entomology is the application of the study of insects and other arthropods to legal issues. It can be divided in three subfields: urban, stored-product and medicolegal.
Medicolegal forensic entomology includes arthropod involvement in events such as murder, suicide and rape, but also includes physical abuse and contraband trafficking. In murder investigations it deals with what insects lay eggs when and where, and in what order they appear in dead bodies. This can be helpful in determining the time or post mortem interval (PMI) and location of the death in question.
There are many types of insects that can be involved in forensic entomology, but the ones listed here are mostly necrophagous (corpse-eating) and related to medicolegal entomology (directly related to the crime and found on the corpse). This is not a full list; there are many variations due to climate, and many other insects that are necrophagous. This is outlined by Mostovski and Mansell *. The order in which the insects feed on the corpse is called the faunal succession *.
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Over 2,000 pages of documents now posted on WFTV.com, including the forensic entomology lab exam: http://bit.ly/sNhOn
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Working on a story on forensic entomology...Female blowflies can smell death from up to two miles away.
eelert (Emily Elert) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:26:24 -0000
Working on a story on forensic entomology...Female blowflies can smell death from up to two miles away.
we r talkin bout forensic entomology in entomology. shit is crazy...
SamDJ (Sam Johnson) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:31:38 -0000
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Finished my English outline. Don't ask why, but my research paper is about forensic entomology.
kcmearlon (K.C. Mearlon) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:31:02 -0000
Finished my English outline. Don't ask why, but my research paper is about forensic entomology.
American Board of Forensic Entomology - Learn about the science of forensic entomology, the history of it, case studies, and links to other entomology web sites.
Deathonline.net - Decomposition - This site describes the natural biological process that occurs after death, including insect infestation (which can help determine the time of death).
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Forensic Entomology - Introduction to the use of insects in cases of death and in other legal investigations.
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Forensic Entomology - The Use of Insects in Death Investigations - Course summary for a School of Criminology class at Simon Fraser University.
Forensic Entomology Articles - Collection of online articles (in several different languages) on the topic. Includes data on insects as food.
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Forensic Entomology Pages - Comprehensive guide to how entomologists use insects to solve cases of homicide, rape and contraband trafficking.
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Forensic Entomology Web Ring - This is a web ring for websites that contain information about forensic entomology.
Insect Investigations - Firm serving Ontario, Canada and beyond. Overview of forensic entomology, list of offered services and related articles.
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