HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
ENTOMOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Most insect are active at night.
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insect evidence is only found during active decay.
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investigators are often not properly trained to find and collect insects.
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insects can not be found if the body is buried or covered.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is C. Only trained crime-scene investigators can recognize, collect, and handle insect evidence. Since not everyone is trained for this kind of task, the insect evidence is often overlooked. C.
Detailed explanation-2: -Entomological evidence collection is the process of collecting evidence based on insect clues used in criminal investigations.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most cases that involve a forensic entomologist are 72 h or more old, as up until this time, other forensic methods are equally or more accurate than the insect evidence. However, after three days, insect evidence is often the most accurate and sometimes the only method of determining elapsed time since death.
Detailed explanation-4: -The collection and investigation of (mainly) flies and beetles that feed on corpses have become an important forensic tool in criminal proceedings. Forensic entomology’s main application is to determine the time interval between corpse discovery and death.
Detailed explanation-5: -One problem facing the entomologist is the accurate identification of the maggots collected from a corpse. Frequently, only dead specimens, often poorly preserved, are submitted for identification.