HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Forensic investigators typically use the well-known stages of blowfly development on cadavers as a biological clock to determine the time since death, or the postmortem interval.

Detailed explanation-2: -The blowfly Lucilia sericata is a species of both veterinary and forensic importance. If blowflies are found on a corpse which is in a closed environment, that could mean that the body might have been moved there after death. And different blowfly species prefer different environments-warm or cool, urban or rural.

Detailed explanation-3: -By using blowflies and sometimes other insects, forensic entomologists can provide an estimated window of time in which someone is likely to have died. This is calculated by estimating the amount of time since eggs were first laid, which approximates (sometimes quite closely) the time of death.

Detailed explanation-4: -However, the proper identification of insect species of forensic importance is the first step and the most crucial element in forensic entomology. Species identification allows the proper developmental data and distribution ranges to be applied in an investigation.