HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -the presence of drugs can be determined using insect evidence. There is often not enough flesh left to determine drug presence, but maggots bioaccumulate so an can be analyzed to determine type of drug present. insects can be used to place a suspect at the scene of a crime.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are many ways that insects can be used to help in solving a crime, but the primary purpose of forensic entomology is estimating time passed since death. Because blow flies arrive earlier in the decomposition process, they provide the most accurate estimation of time since death.

Detailed explanation-5: -Insects are drawn to the decomposing body right from the early stages, and can lay eggs in it. Forensic scientists may estimate the post-mortem index, any change in the location of the corpse as well as the cause of death by observing the insect population and the evolving larval stages.