HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
ENTOMOLOGY
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at the scene by a forensic entomologist or trained investigator.
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upon the finding of the decedent by the first responding officer.
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only from the body.
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at the crime laboratory by forensic analysts.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first and most important stage of the procedure involved in forensic entomology involves careful and accurate collection of insect evidence at the scene. This involves a knowledge of the insects behaviour, therefore it is best performed by an entomologist.
Detailed explanation-2: -Entomological evidence collection is the process of collecting evidence based on insect clues used in criminal investigations.
Detailed explanation-3: -A forensic entomologist may collect adults, eggs, and larvae; identify the type of arthropod present; and use that information to assess time since death.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Insects are drawn to the decomposing body right from the early stages, and can lay eggs in it. Forensic scientists may estimate the post-mortem index, any change in the location of the corpse as well as the cause of death by observing the insect population and the evolving larval stages.