ReviewInsects2023
A Summary of Concepts, Procedures and Techniques Used by Forensic Entomologists and Proxies.
Review in Insects, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Post-feeding Larval Dispersal Patterns of the Necrophagous Blowfly Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Associated to Swine Carcasses.Journal of medical entomology · 2026Article
- The combined analysis of hair samples with fly larvae for the forensic identification of skeletonized human remains.Forensic toxicology · 2026Article
- Estimating Post-Feeding Developmental Time ofInsects · 2026Article
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- FTIR Spectroscopy of Vitreous Humor for Postmortem Interval Estimation: A Multivariate Regression Approach.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Veterinary Forensic Pathology in the Investigation of Animal Cruelty: Post-Mortem Insights, Forensic Tools, Case Studies, and Legal Perspectives.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Temperature-dependent developmental modeling of protophormia terraenovae (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and its application in PMI inference.Frontiers in insect science · 2026Article
- Jean Pierre Mégnin (1828-1905): A Nineteenth-Century Pioneer in the Development of Veterinary and Forensic Sciences.Cureus · 2025Review
- Guidelines for laboratory rearing of insect evidence: the importance of air humidity for breeding of Necrodes littoralis (L.) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A preliminary study of carrion insects in Greece and their attraction to three animal baits: a forensic entomology perspective.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2025Article
- Post-mortem interval determinations using insects collected from illegally hunted and dehorned rhinoceros in the Republic of South Africa from 2014 to 2021.Medical and veterinary entomology · 2025Article
- Advances and Current Status in the Use of Cuticular Hydrocarbons for Forensic Entomology Applications.Insects · 2025Review
- RedefiningFrontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
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- Neurobiology and medico-legal aspects of suicides among older adults: a narrative review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
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3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Forensic entomology is a branch of forensic science that incorporates insects as a part of solving crime. Insect-based evidence recovered at a crime scene can be used to estimate the minimum postmortem interval, determine if a carcass/corpse has been relocated, and contribute to the cause and manner of death. The current review summarises the stepwise usage of forensic entomology methods at a crime scene and in the laboratory, including specimen collection and rearing, identification, xenobiotic detection, documentation, and referencing previous research and casework. It also provides three standards for the collection of insects when attending a crime scene. The Gold standard attributes to a forensic entomologist (FE) who is likely to be well-trained attending a scene. The subsequent standards (Silver and Bronze) have been added because the authors believe that this information is currently missing in the literature. The purpose is so that an attending crime scene agent/proxy with some basic knowledge and some simple tools can recover almost all the insect information required by an FE to make the best estimation of the minimum postmortem interval.
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