HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

ENTOMOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Forensic entomology is often used to help estimate the time of death.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Forensic entomology usually involves the identification of insects and other arthropods associated with human remains as an aid to determining the time and place of death.

Detailed explanation-2: -Forensic entomology is a very useful method of determining elapsed time since death after 72 h, and can be used earlier. It is accurate to a day or less, or a range of days, and may be the only method available to determine elapsed time since death.

Detailed explanation-3: -Insect evidence collected from, in, on, and around the body of a victim of untimely death or homicide, when properly collected, preserved, and analyzed by an experienced and appropriately trained forensic entomologist, can provide an accurate estimate of the victim’s time of death and other valuable information.

Detailed explanation-4: -Forensic entomology is the well-researched method of determining the time since death in the later postmortem interval. In forensic entomology, the arthropod evidence associated with the corpse is most often used to estimate the elapsed time since death, or postmortem interval.

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