A preliminary identification of insect successive wave in Egypt on control and zinc phosphide-intoxicated animals in different seasons

Successive waves of dipteran flies attracted to warfarin-intoxicated rabbit carcasses in Cairo, Egypt

“…Insects reach on a carcass in an expected sequence which is influenced by the decomposition stages. Data of the present study pointed out that carcass decays very rapidly (11-19 days and 9-16 days for control and warfarin-intoxicated carcasses, respectively) due to the relatively higher weather temperatures, this means that decomposition rate of carcass is directly proportional to temperature in agreement with the previous observations of Özdemir and Sert (2008), Zeariya et al (2015), and Abd El- Bar et al (2016). Surprisingly, all warfarin-intoxicated carcasses decayed faster than the control ones.…”

“…In contrast, EL-Kady, Essa, and Shalaby (1994b) reported that neither decomposition occurred nor arthropods were captured from the arsenic oxide poisoned rabbits. Five stages of decomposition were noticed, namely fresh, bloated, active decay, advanced decay, and skeletonization similar to the observations of previous workers (EL-Ghaffar, Goff, & Shalaby, 2008;Voss et al, 2008;Bunch, 2009;Abd EL-Bar & Sawaby, 2011;Kyerematen, Boating, Haruna, & Eziah, 2013;Polat & Kökdener, 2014;Zeariya et al, 2015;Abd El-Bar et al, 2016;Hore, Parui, Saha, & Banerjee, 2017& Aly, Osman, Galal, & Ali, 2017. However, Mckinnereny (1978), Tantawi et al (1996), Galal, Abd-EL-Hameed, Attia, and Uonis (2009), Ekanem and Dike (2010), Mabika, Masendu, and Mawera (2014), and Albushabaa and Almousawy (2016) observed only four stages (fresh, bloated, active decay, and dry).…”

“…In Egypt, few studies (Abd EL-Bar & Sawaby, 2011; Abd EL-Bar, Sawaby, EL-Hamouly, & Hamdy, 2016;EL-Kady, Essa, & Shalaby, 1994a;Tantawi, EL Kady, Greenerg, & EL-Ghaffar, 1996& Zeariya, Hammad, Fouda, Al-Dali, & Kabadaia, 2015 have been done and dealt with the description of the decomposition process and insect (mainly blow and flesh flies) succession on rabbit carrions killed by various methods.…”

Medico-Legal Forensic Entomology “Use of Insects in Death Investigations”- A Review

“…Several studies (Hegazi et al, 1991;EL-Kady et al,1994;Tantawi et al,1996;Shalaby et al, 2000;El-Ghaffar et al, 2008;Abd EL-Bar and Sawaby, 2011;Aly et al, 2013Aly et al, & 2017Ibrahim et al, 2013 ;Zeariya et al, 2015Zeariya et al, & 2018Abd El-Bar et al, 2016;and Zeariya and Kabadaia, 2019 were carried out in some parts of Egypt to examine the type and composition of entomofauna that were attracted to different decomposition stages of animal carcasses: rabbits (Oryctolagus curicullus and Lepus cuniculus), guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus.) and dog (Canis lupus familiaris).…”

“…Galal et al (2009) In addition, such studies revealed that: 1. Five decomposition stages of rabbit carcass (fresh, bloated, active decay, advanced decay, and skeletonization) were observed (EL-Ghaffar et al, 2008;Abd EL-Bar and Sawaby, 2011;Zeariya et al, 2015;Abd El-Bar et al, 2016;Aly et al, 2017 andAbd El-Gawad et al, 2019) while Tantawi et al (1996) and Galal et al (2009) observed only four stages (fresh, bloated, decay, and dry).…”