HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Forensic odontologists are called upon more frequently to collaborate in criminal investigations and hence should be aware of the possibilities that forensic entomology have to offer and use it as an adjunct to the conventional means of forensic investigation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Forensic entomologists are experts in the fields of criminal justice and science who, using their knowledge of how insects aid in bodily decomposition, can determine the time and source of death. Representing a unique niche of forensic science, entomologists are often likened to forensic biologists.

Detailed explanation-3: -Forensic entomology, therefore, is based on the analysis of the insects and other invertebrates which sequentially colonize a corpse as decomposition progresses and on the rates at which the various stages of their offspring develop.

Detailed explanation-4: -Forensic entomologists often work with medical examiners, coroners, local and state police agencies and federal agencies, using their knowledge and skills to ascertain valuable information to be used in their investigations.

Detailed explanation-5: -Although Sung Tz’u’s case was the first known documented case of forensic entomology, it might not have been its first use in solving a crime. An earlier account exists of a case between 907 and 960 AD in China, in which a man was believed to have died in a fire.