The calyptrate dipterans are the most important decomposers of human cadavers. Knowledge of their species and distribution are of great importance to forensic entomology, especially because of the enormous diversity in Brazil. Carcasses of domestic pigs (Sus scrofa, L) were the experimental models used to attract calyptrates of forensic interest during the winters of 2006 and 2007 and the summe...

The area of forensic entomology has developed to become an increasingly important aspect of forensic science. Insect larvae and adult insects found on human corpses can provide crucial information for the post-mortem interval (PMI) estimation. In July 2010, a decomposing female corpse was found in Xiangjiang River of Changsha section. The main larvae found on the corpse were identified to be Bo...

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) revolutionized the field of diagnostics, and today it has routine applications in medical, veterinary, forensic and botanical sciences. The fields of biological control and insect pest management have generally been slow to adopt PCR-based diagnostics in comparison with other fields of science. However, there has been increasing interest in the use of molecul...

Most reports published in the field of forensic entomology are focused on Diptera and neglect the Hymenoptera community. However, Hymenoptera are part of the entomofaunal colonization of a dead body. The use of Hymenoptera parasitoids in forensic entomology can be relevant to evaluate the time of death. Hymenoptera parasitoids of the larvae and pupae of flies may play an important role in the e...

Abstract Forensic entomology contributes important information to criminal investigations. This paper proposes a novel method estimate the hatching time of fly larvae based on temperature profile at crime scene and experimental data larval development, where are exposed constant temperature. We develop dynamic model growth curve under time-varying profiles corresponding scene. Asymptotic proper...

T forensic entomological specimens were examined from the Medical Entomology Unit, Institute for Medical Research, hospitals, and the police department, in Malaysia. Three species of cyclorrphagic flies were identified as Chrysomya rufifacies Macquart (the hairy maggot blowfly), C. megacephala Fabricius (the oriental latrine fly) and 1 specimen of Hermetia illucen Linnaeus (the black soldier fl...

Establishing the time since death is critical in every death investigation, yet existing techniques are susceptible to a range of errors and biases. For example, forensic entomology is widely used to assess the postmortem interval (PMI), but errors can range from days to months. Microbes may provide a novel method for estimating PMI that avoids many of these limitations. Here we show that postm...

When a corpse is discovered, investigators have to identify the victim to determine the cause of the death and to estimate the post mortem interval. If the corpse is in an advanced decay, estimating the post mortem interval using common techniques becomes rather difficult. In this regard, insects picked up by the cadaver can be of great help. Forensic entomology studies the successive arrivals ...