Forensic entomology uses insects to help law enforcement determine the cause, location,
and time of death of a human corpse as well as to detect poisons, drugs, and physical …

Ectoparasites and livestock-associated insects are a major concern throughout the world
because of their economic and welfare impacts. Effective control is challenging and relies …

Necrophagous blowflies can provide an excellent source of evidence for forensic
entomologists and are also relevant to problems in public health, medicine, and animal …

The use of forensic entomology has become established as a global science. Recent efforts
in the field bridge multiple disciplines including, but not limited to, microbiology, chemistry …

Hybrids of Lucilia sericata and Lucilia cuprina have been shown to exist in previous studies
using molecular methods, but no study has shown explicitly that these hybrids can be …

Correct species identification is the first and the most important criteria in entomological
evidence-based postmortem interval (PMI) estimation. Although morphological keys are …

Correct identification of forensically important insects, such as flies in the family
Calliphoridae, is a crucial step for them to be used as evidence in legal investigations …

Blowfly larvae aggregate on exposed carcasses and corpses and pass through three instars
before wandering from the carcass and pupating. The developmental landmarks in this …

The subfamily Luciliinae is diverse and geographically widespread. Its four currently
recognised genera (Dyscritomyia Grimshaw, 1901, Hemipyrellia Townsend, 1918 …

The medico-legal section of forensic entomology focuses on the analysis of insects
associated with a corpse. Such insects are identified, and their life history characteristics are …