Forensische Entomologie

Featured
Study of maggots helps solve crimes
Study of maggots helps solve crimes

Forensic studies at Huddersfield University

Über die Aussagekraft forensisch-entomologischer Untersuchungen bei nicht optimaler Asservierung und weiteren Defiziten
Über die Aussagekraft forensisch-entomologischer Untersuchungen bei nicht optimaler Asservierung und weiteren Defiziten

Zur Berechnung des Mindest-Besiedlungs-Zeitraumes von Fliegenmaden eines toten Hundes

Insects Under The Skin? Ziploc And Matchbox Evidence In The Expert Forensic Stain Laboratory
Insects Under The Skin? Ziploc And Matchbox Evidence In The Expert Forensic Stain Laboratory

The idea of insects living inside and on the (human) body literally drives people affected by the thought crazy. We receive samples containing alleged insect stain evidence on a regular basis which on examination mostly turn out to be non-animal fragments of skin, hair, fibers et cetera.

FBI Academy (Quantico) Training & Bug Fest (Washington, 1996)
FBI Academy (Quantico) Training & Bug Fest (Washington, 1996)

Fotoseite

Witness after the event
Witness after the event

Book review on A Fly for the Prosecution by Lee Goff

Mind Your Decompositional Assumptions
Mind Your Decompositional Assumptions

Decompositional processes depend on temperature, humidity, and light, as well as on animals that can access the body. In low-level cases, suicides, or cases of self-neglect especially, these factors are not always taken into consideration because a full investigation may not have taken place.

Leitfaden zur Fallbearbeitung & Asservierung insektenkundlicher Spuren
Leitfaden zur Fallbearbeitung & Asservierung insektenkundlicher Spuren

Leitfaden zur Fallbearbeitung & Anleitung zur Asservierung insektenkundlicher Spuren

How high do flies fly - Forensic Entomology in Suburbia
How high do flies fly - Forensic Entomology in Suburbia

Forensic entomology in suburbia

Entomofauna on buried carrions in Calabria, Southern Italy (Speech)
Entomofauna on buried carrions in Calabria, Southern Italy (Speech)

Speech at the Meeting of the Italian Union of Zoology (UZI), September 25, 2018, Lecce, Italy

Entomology - Insect and Corpses
Entomology - Insect and Corpses

Meeting of the International Academy of Forensic Sciences in Montpellier, France.

Zur Steigerung der Aussagegenauigkeit bei arthropodenkundlichen Untersuchungen an Faulleichen
Zur Steigerung der Aussagegenauigkeit bei arthropodenkundlichen Untersuchungen an Faulleichen

Vortrag bei der Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rechtsmedizin, 1997

Detection and quantification of Proporxur in the succession of insects of medico-legal importance
Detection and quantification of Proporxur in the succession of insects of medico-legal importance

To detect and quantify the amount of Propoxur in insects of forensic importance and search for entomotoxicologic indicators, the HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) technique was used on individuals collected during the ecological succession associated with the corpses of rabbits.

Murder most putrid
Murder most putrid

Here is that rare thing, a good popular book on forensic entomology that is also an illuminating read on forensic science itself and on the art of being an expert witness.

Six forensic entomology cases: description and commentary
Six forensic entomology cases: description and commentary

Several cases are reported which show that a wide range of applications in medico-legal questions and hygiene together or apart from estimating the PMI can be answered by use of Forensic Entomology techniques including close observation of larval development.

Severe post mortem damages by ants on a human corpse
Severe post mortem damages by ants on a human corpse

We report a case of skin damages on a human corpse found in late spring in a suburban area of Cosenza (Region Calabria, Southern Italy) caused by activity of Tapinoma nigerrimum (Nylander) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).

Neglect of the elderly: forensic entomology cases and considerations
Neglect of the elderly: forensic entomology cases and considerations

Wounds of living persons are a potential target for the same flies that live, or feed early on corpses. This can lead to complications in estimation of PMI but also allows to determine additional information that might be valuable in a trial, or during the investigations.

Insect Traces and the Mummies of Palermo – a Status Report
Insect Traces and the Mummies of Palermo – a Status Report

In an interdisciplinary investigation of the mummies of the Capuchin Monastery in Palermo we made entomological findings with regards to the comparatively poor state of preservation of the deceased, to provide enlightenment about the process of natural mummification, as little is known about how the bodies were handled after death until they were laid out in the basement.

Insektenbefall am Leichnam als Wissensquelle in der Gerichtsmedizin
Insektenbefall am Leichnam als Wissensquelle in der Gerichtsmedizin

NaturwissenschaftlerInnen und GeisteswissenschaftlerInnen sprechen verschiedene Sprachen. Sie denken anders und arbeiten mit völlig verschiedenen Werkzeugen.

Schussverletzungen oder Käferfraß
Schussverletzungen oder Käferfraß

Insektenspuren können in Kriminalfällen essenzielle Hinweise geben, die weit über die Leichenliegezeitbestimmung hinausgehen.

Flies and ants: A forensic entomological neglect case of an elderly man in Calabria, Southern Italy
Flies and ants: A forensic entomological neglect case of an elderly man in Calabria, Southern Italy

This is a case of an 80-year-old man who was neglected for one to two weeks in Calabria (Italy). Different flies and ant lesions were present.

Key Words: neglect of the elderly, forensic entomology, ants, ant lesions, Diptera.

Auf falscher Fährte: Leichenerscheinungen und Fehlinterpretationen
Auf falscher Fährte: Leichenerscheinungen und Fehlinterpretationen

Fehlinterpretationen und damit nicht beachtete Einflussfaktoren können kriminalistische Ermittlungen auf die falsche Fährte führen und Sachbeweise unberücksichtigt lassen.

Forensic Entomology Special Training in Toruń 🇵🇱
Forensic Entomology Special Training in Toruń 🇵🇱

Forensic Entomology Special Training at Krzysztof Szpila who today is Chair of Ecology and Biogeography at Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu (Nicolaus Copernicus University), Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection im Toruń (Poland).

Asservierung von Insekten an Leichen
Asservierung von Insekten an Leichen

Der folgende Überblick schildert wichtige Ereignisse der Forschungszweiges aus den vergangenen fünf Jahren und bietet einen Überblick über neuere Entwicklungen und Serviceleistungen.

BOOK REVIEW: BLOW FLIES (DIPTERA: CALLIPHORIDAE, POLLENIIDAE, RHINIIDAE)
BOOK REVIEW: BLOW FLIES (DIPTERA: CALLIPHORIDAE, POLLENIIDAE, RHINIIDAE)

BLOW FLIES (DIPTERA: CALLIPHORIDAE, POLLENIIDAE, RHINIIDAE), Handbook for the Identification of British Insects Vol. 10. Part 16 by Olga Sivell.

Forensic Entomology at Insect Week Special (Linnean Society / Royal Entomological Society) 2021
Forensic Entomology at Insect Week Special (Linnean Society / Royal Entomological Society) 2021

»Can crime scene insects tell us if a victim was poisoned or if the body was moved? Come investigate with forensic expert Dr Mark Benecke at INSECT WEEK SPECIAL EVENT, ONLINE, 22 JUNE 2021

Forensic Entomology: Interview with Lee Goff
Forensic Entomology: Interview with Lee Goff

Interview with Lee Goff

Mark Benecke's Forensic Entomology Special Issue Forensic Science International
Mark Benecke's Forensic Entomology Special Issue Forensic Science International

An international journal dedicated to the applications of medicine and science in the administration of justice



Käferfunde und weitere biologische Spuren aus dem Holzschrein des hl. Severin
Käferfunde und weitere biologische Spuren aus dem Holzschrein des hl. Severin

Im Holzschrein des hl. Severin fanden sich nicht nur die in mehrere Gewebe eingewickelten Gebeine, sondern auch Materialien unterschiedlicher Art, darunter überwiegend Knochengrus und zudem eine Reihe weiterer organischer Funde sowie 15 Deckflügel von Käfern.

Dermestes frischii and D. undulatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) on a Human Corpse in Southern Italy
Dermestes frischii and D. undulatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) on a Human Corpse in Southern Italy

Dermestidae and other necrophagous beetles may aid in the estimation of post-mortem interval, especially in situations where decompostionen is advanced and therefore, insect succession patterns are the best method available.

Forensic Entomology in the Middle East
Forensic Entomology in the Middle East

Forensic Entomology 🔎🐛🔬 in the Middle East