The decomposition process of human (and other mammalian) remains is influenced by
numerous factors such as the environmental temperature, relative humidity, precipitation …

Multi-kingdom community complexity and the chemically mediated dynamics between
bacteria and insects have recently received increased attention in carrion research …

In this study we describe new results of excavations in the Dinaledi Subsystem of the Rising
Star cave system, South Africa. In two areas within the Hill Antechamber and the Dinaledi …

The use of insects as indicators of post-mortem displacement is discussed in many texts,
courses and TV shows, and several studies addressing this issue have been published …

In forensic entomology, evaluation of a possible delay between a person's death and insect
colonization is crucial. We monitored the seasonal flight activities of the most abundant blow …

Insect succession on three rabbit carcasses placed 110.49 cm above ground in winter in
Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia was examined in three different microhabitats: dry, semi …

The postmortem interval (PMI) is a crucial factor in death investigations. For PMIs exceeding
24 h the forensic pathologist must turn to other specialties that focus on decompositional …

When flies are used for therapeutic purposes to treat wounds (maggot therapy), they may be
referred to as medicinal flies. Species that have been used for maggot therapy or which are …

Utilizing insects in legal investigations as a tool for estimating forensically important
timelines (eg, minimum post-mortem interval (min-PMI)) is becoming more commonly used …

Simple Summary Blow fly life cycles are commonly used to estimate the time elapsed since
death of unattended death when this interval is greater than 48 h. Female flies lay eggs in …