HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

ENTOMOLOGY

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What do entomologists learn by studying the insects at a crime scene?
A
who the victim is
B
PMI
C
who probably commited the crime
D
the crime autopsy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Recent advantages include entomo-toxicology, which studies the detection of poisons, toxins, or drugs from various insects. This type of evidence collected from crime scenes can be used to determine causes of death where drugs or poisons may have been involved.

Detailed explanation-2: -Insect specimens collected from decomposing bodies enable forensic entomologists to estimate the minimum post-mortem interval (PMI). The most common application of entomological evidence in forensic medicine [2] is the estimation of the time of death, i.e., of the decomposing interval [3-7].

Detailed explanation-3: -Termed “minimum postmortem interval” (minPMI), the entomological estimation of this time period is based on the assumption that insects, commonly found in association with decomposing remains, arrive at a carcass shortly after death. 4.

Detailed explanation-4: -The forensic entomologist can provide invaluable aid in death cases where human remains are colonized by insects and in the overall investigation. His principal role is to identify the arthropods associated with such cases and to analyze entomological data for interpreting insect evidence.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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