Chapter 9 Flashcards
1
Q
Forensic entomology
A
study of insects and invertebrates
2
Q
PMI
A
postmortem interval
3
Q
How PMI calculated?
A
successive colonization of insects
4
Q
Blow flies aren’t active when temp is below?
A
50° F
5
Q
Coffin fly
A
can dig up to .5 meters in four days
6
Q
Flies lay their eggs around
A
mouths
wounds
openings
7
Q
Maggots growth stages are called?
A
Instars
8
Q
Maggot mass temperatures
A
up to 100°+
9
Q
Maggot migration?
A
Ready to after 3rd instar
migrate and burrow into soil
10
Q
Maggot Pupae
A
brownish
1-3 inches deep
11
Q
Beetles
A
arrive one day after flies
12
Q
moths
A
eat clothing and hair
13
Q
Investigative approach for entomology
A
Notation of scene
climate data up to two weeks
specimens body and area
14
Q
KAA
A
protein fixative will kill adults and larval
transfer to 95% ethanol
15
Q
Collection of weather data
A
internet temp humidity sunrise and set wind 3-5 days prior to time of death
