HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

ENTOMOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is not a common factor that could have an effect on insect evidence?
A
where the body was located
B
the weather conditions
C
age the person was when they died
D
drugs or poisons present
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What are some factors (variables) that affect the insect life cycle? Temperature and environmental factors affecting temperature such as direct sunlight, shade, etc. next-egg to adult insect which is called accumulated degree hour (ADH).

Detailed explanation-2: -[2] These insect colonizers can be used to estimate the time of death i.e., time interval between death and corpse discovery, also called postmortem index (PMI), movement of the corpse, manner and cause of death and association of suspects at the death scene.

Detailed explanation-3: -Blow flies and flesh flies are the most useful crime scene insects for determining the postmortem interval, or time of death. Through laboratory studies, scientists have established the developmental rates of necrophagous species, based on constant temperatures in a laboratory environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Forensic entomology is the science of collecting and analyzing insect evidence that can help approximate how much time has passed between when a person died and when their body was discovered. This period of time is referred to as the post-mortem interval or PMI.

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