Immature and adult stages of blowflies are one of the primary invertebrate consumers of
decomposing animal organic matter. When the food supply is consumed or when the larvae …

In 1997 and 1998, field studies on exposed rat carcasses were conducted in Opava, the
Czech Republic, to describe the decomposition process and Coleoptera succession …

Decomposition and insect colonization of pig (Sus scrofa L.) carcasses were observed over
a 42‐day period inside and outside a house in a suburban region of Edmonton, Alberta …

Medicocriminal forensic entomology focuses primarily on providing evidence of the amount
of time that a corpse or carcass has been exposed to colonization by insects, which helps to …

The development of entomological methods for estimating the time of death has been rapid
in the last decade, and new methods are on the horizon. These developments are reviewed …

The use of the postmortem interval (PMI) in practical applications of forensic entomology is
based upon developmental data of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) generated under …

Objectives To explore the relative effectiveness of topical or oral metronidazole used for
malodour in necrotic cancers and to propose a protocol for metronidazole usage in …

Chrysomya albiceps and Chrysomya megacephala are exotic blowfly species known by
producing myiasis in humans and other animals and by transmitting pathogens …

Abstract Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are arguably the most important providers of an
estimate of minimum post‐mortem interval in forensic investigations. They usually undergo a …

Ninety-three species from 13 beetle fanilies were obtaied during a one-year field study of
diel activity in carrion-visiting Coleoptera. The daily activity patterns were observed using …