Some laboratory observations on the rates of development, mortality and oviposition of Dermestes frischii (Kug.) (Col., Dermestidae)

Amos, T. G.

doi:10.1016/0022-474x(68)90001-5

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“…maculatus is perhaps the most important species economically in the genus (Hinton 1945), other Dermestes species like the cosmopolitan Dermestes frischii Kugelan can be serious pests as well, and therefore they have also received attention from the pest management perspective (e.g. Andres 1925, Hinton 1945, Howe 1953, Amos 1968). On the other hand, the studies on the life cycle of Dermestes species from a forensic perspective are very scarce and strictly focused on D. maculatus (Richardson andGoff 2001, Zanetti et al 2016b).…”

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“…For example, cheese, bacon, fishmeal or lamb-and-rice-based dogfood have been used as experimental larval diets (e.g. Howe 1953, Amos 1968, Pisfil and Korytkowski 1974, Raspi and Antonelli 1995, Fontenot et al 2015, but even forensically oriented studies have also used commercial food products like dried fish (Richardson and Goff 2001) or beef (Zanetti et al 2016b).…”

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Effect of Temperature on the Survival and Development of Three Forensically Relevant Dermestes Species (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)

Martín‐Vega

Baz

Cifrián

2017

Journal of Medical Entomology

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Most Dermestes species (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) are scavengers during both larval and adult stages, with a preference for dry organic matter. Because of this, Dermestes beetles are potentially useful indicators in forensic investigations concerning skeletonized and mummified human remains. However, there is a paucity of reference developmental data on most forensically relevant Dermestes species. This study analyses the effect of five constant temperatures (15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 °C) on the survival and developmental rates of three of the forensically most relevant dermestids: Dermestes frischii Kugelan, Dermestes maculatus De Geer, and Dermestes undulatus Brahm. Pig skin was used as rearing substrate, to use a substrate as similar as possible to that exploited in nature. Overall, the temperature had a significant effect on the survival and the duration of development, with optimal values at intermediate temperatures. Both D. frischii and D. maculatus showed similar developmental rates and the shortest developmental times at 30 °C, whereas D. undulatus developed faster at lower temperatures. At 15 °C, both D. frischii and D. undulatus did not oviposit, whereas no D. maculatus individuals survived beyond the pupal stage. An inconsistent number of larval instars per individual were observed across different constant temperatures in the three species. The present study aims to provide baseline developmental data for further advances in the potential use of Dermestes beetles as forensic tools in long postmortem interval cases.

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Section: Understanding How Different Abiotic Variables Can Affect Thementioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Temperature on the Survival and Development of Three Forensically Relevant Dermestes Species (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)

Martín‐Vega

Baz

Cifrián

2017

Journal of Medical Entomology

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“…In addition, he identified as optimum temperature growth range the one between 30°C and 33°C (7). Amos (8) in contrast determined a minimum period of development for this species of 26-27 days at 35°C with a relative humidity of 90%.…”

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Effects of Different Temperatures on the Development of Dermestes Frischii and Dermestes Undulatus (Coleoptera, Dermestidae): Comparison Between Species

Lambiase

Murgia

Sacchi

et al. 2017

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Dermestidae could be useful in forensic investigations to assess the PMI as adults and larvae colonize dried remains. We reared two species of Dermestidae (Dermestes frischii and Dermestes undulatus) to understand the effects of different temperatures on the length of their whole life cycle and on their immature stages. Both species were reared at 23°C ± 0.5, RH 75% and at 26°C ± 0.5, 75% RH. Our result shows that the temperature is the main factor that influences the development of those species; in fact, increasing temperature leads to a shorter development cycle (59.8 ± 0.5 and 38.1 ± 0.2 for D. frischii; 50.6 ± 0.6 and 36.2 ± 0.2 for D. undulatus). Furthermore, we found that the number of the molts before the pupa decreases from 5-7 to 5-6 for D. frischii and from 4-6 to 4-5 for D. undulatus, respectively, at 23°C and 26°C.

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“…For estimation of post-mortem interval using this beetle larvae in Iran, it is important to study the rates of development in this species because the rates of development for Dermestes frischii and other species of the Dermestidae family is different in different strains and different foodstuffs [20,21]. Forensic entomology is a neglected field in Iran and in order to make baseline studies‚ more research is needed.…”

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First Report of Dermestes frischii Kugelann (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) on a Human Corpse, South of Iran

Keshavarzi¹,

MD²,

Fereidooni³

et al. 2015

IJFP

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Some laboratory observations on the rates of development, mortality and oviposition of Dermestes frischii (Kug.) (Col., Dermestidae)

Cited by 31 publications

References 4 publications

Effect of Temperature on the Survival and Development of Three Forensically Relevant Dermestes Species (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)

Effect of Temperature on the Survival and Development of Three Forensically Relevant Dermestes Species (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)

Effects of Different Temperatures on the Development of Dermestes Frischii and Dermestes Undulatus (Coleoptera, Dermestidae): Comparison Between Species

First Report of Dermestes frischii Kugelann (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) on a Human Corpse, South of Iran

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