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You find the following insects were collected from your scene, what stage of decomposition do you expect your body to be in?           blow fly eggs, adult blow flies and flesh flies

You find the following insects were collected from your scene, what stage of decomposition do you expect your body to be in?           nitidulids, dermestids, trogids, pupal cases  

You find the following insects were collected from your scene, what stage of decomposition do you expect your body to be in?           3rd instar blow fly larvae in large quantities, staphylinids, hister beetles

What is a ptilinum?

You are called to a scene to collect entomological evidence and you notice that colonization is focused in the head region (specifically, the nose and mouth), there are also Trichoptera collected from the victim’s shirt. What does this colonization pattern indicate to you?

What family to blow flies belong to? Make sure to capitalize the name and spelling counts. Calliphoridae Stratiomyidae Scarabaeidae Sarcophagidae Trogidae Muscidae Silphidae Piophilidae Dermestidae Staphylinidae Cleridae

How many eggs/larvae should you collect when sampling

A witness can be qualified as expert only if they have sufficient education.

You find the following insects were collected from your scene, what stage of decomposition do you expect your body to be in?           empty pupal cases, a few spiders and mites

What family to blow flies belong to? Make sure to capitalize the name and spelling counts. Calliphoridae Stratiomyidae Scarabaeidae Sarcophagidae Trogidae Muscidae Silphidae Piophilidae Dermestidae Staphylinidae Cleridae