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Time of Death using Entomology*
http://users.usachoice.net/~swb/forensics/BF.htm
*based on "Visible Proofs" Forensic Views of the Body, Department of health and Human Services, 23 October 2006www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs
a. entomologyb. entomologistc. insect life cycled. postmortem interval (PMI)
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Blowfly Introductionlays eggs on dead animals to provide food for its larvaeblowfly life cycle is part of dead body decomposition processcan estimate time of death by evaluating stages of blowfly growth on cadaversscientist must make:
visual observationscollect insect evidencedetermine stages of developmentcalculate time of initial deposit of eggs
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in lab scientist grows specimens to confirm species and study growth stages
scientist then makes an estimate of time of death