Maggots reveal a case of antemortal insect infestation

Baumjohann, Kristina; Schiwy-Bochat, Karl-Heinz; Rothschild, Markus A.

doi:10.1007/s00414-011-0571-8

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“…When myiasis occurs, the subjects are still alive, so time of death is not the issue, but length of time of neglect is the data we are interested in. Under these circumstances, the exact identification of the species causing myiasis and the length and age of the maggots will indicate the minimum length of time of abuse or neglect [22,23]. It may happen that if a person was already infested when death occurred, the insects collected may cause an overestimation of PMIm [24,25].…”

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Myiasis and Neglect

Bonacci¹,

Tersaruolo²

2018

Entomol Ornithol Herpetol

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Myiasis and Neglect

Bonacci¹,

Tersaruolo²

2018

Entomol Ornithol Herpetol

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Benecke²,

Rothschild

2013

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Advantages of using development models of the carrion beetles Thanatophilus micans (Fabricius) and T. mutilatus (Castelneau) (Coleoptera: Silphidae) for estimating minimum post mortem intervals, verified with case data

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Some beetles are as useful as blow flies for estimating the minimum post mortem interval (PMImin) or time since death. Examples include Thanatophilus micans (Fabricius) and Thanatophilus mutilatus (Castelneau), two geographically and ecologically overlapping African beetles. Molecular means of identifying these species, descriptions of their natural history, thermal summation models for the development of each species, and a case in which T. micans was recovered are presented. These beetles colonise bodies soon after death, their development spans more time than that of flies, and they may be little affected by maggot-generated heat. From an experimental perspective, they can be reared individually, which allows the identification of sick individuals and has analytical advantages relative to fly larvae that must be reared in groups. Estimating minimum post mortem intervals for both species using the case data strongly suggests that developmental models parameterised for one species should not be used to make forensic estimates for closely related species for which no specific model is available and emphasises the need for correct identifications.

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Maggots reveal a case of antemortal insect infestation

Cited by 6 publications

References 29 publications

Myiasis and Neglect

Myiasis and Neglect

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Advantages of using development models of the carrion beetles Thanatophilus micans (Fabricius) and T. mutilatus (Castelneau) (Coleoptera: Silphidae) for estimating minimum post mortem intervals, verified with case data

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