The black soldier fly is the 'crown jewel'of the insects as feed industry. Over the past two
decades, a tremendous amount of research has been published on larval development …

Carrion provides a very rich, but ephemeral resource which is utilized by a progression of
insects and other arthropods, from fresh until dry remains. When the sequence of insects …

Carrion acts as a hotspot of animal activity within many ecosystems globally, attracting
scavengers that rely on this food source. However, many scavengers are invasive species …

Simple Summary Forensic entomologists are most often tasked with determining when
arthropods colonized living or deceased vertebrates. In most cases, this estimation involves …

Carrion is a dynamic and nutrient-rich resource that attracts numerous insect species that
undergo succession due to the rapid change in the carrion resource. Despite this process …

Thanatomicrobiome, or the postmortem microbiome, has been recognized as a useful
microbial marker of the time and location of host death. In this mini-review, we compare the …

Forensic anthropologists have traditionally relied on their knowledge and experience of the
decomposition stages to make an assessment of the time since death. However, recently …

The general process and pattern of decomposition is well-documented and understood.
However, specific environmental conditions may alter this pattern and prematurely terminate …

Differences in size between males and females, called the sexual size dimorphism, are
common in insects. These differences may be followed by differences in the duration of …

The decomposition of a dead body is a complex phenomenon that is influenced by a wide
range of factors [1]. Insects in particular have a profound influence on decomposition [2] …