Forensic Entomology questions with verified
answers
2 common carrion-infesting flies
-Significance? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Flesh flies
2. Blowflies
-They are the 1st insects to find a body and lay eggs
2 forms of blowfly larvae Ans✓✓✓ 1. smooth maggots
2. hairy maggots
2 insects with the ability to digest keratin Ans✓✓✓ clothes moths
dermestid beetles
2 things that happen during the dry stage of decomposition Ans✓✓✓ -
skin and bones
-insects with the ability to digest keratin
2 things that stored product pests forensic entomology deals with
Ans✓✓✓ 1. Insect contamination or infestation of products that are
commercially sold
2.Legal proceedings related to the problem caused by the product
contamination
,3 areas of forensic entomology Ans✓✓✓ Urban
Stored product pests
medicolegal
3 stages of blowfly larvae development Ans✓✓✓ 1. first instar
2. second instar
3. third instar
3 things that happen during the bloat stage of decomposition Ans✓✓✓
1. swells due to gases produced by bacteria
2. temp of the corpse rises
3. flies are still present
4 things that happen during active decay Ans✓✓✓ 1. Gases subside,
decomp fluids seep from the body
2. bacteria and maggots break through skin
3.large maggot masses and extreme odor
4.larvae begin to pupate
4 things that happen during the fresh stage of decomposition Ans✓✓✓
1. begins at death
2. flies begin to arrive
3. temp falls to that of the ambient temp
, 4. degradation of complex proteins and carbs (autolysis)
4 things that happen in post-decay Ans✓✓✓ 1. carcass reduced to skin
and bones
2. fly population reduced and replaced by other arthropods
3. hide beetles are dominant in dry environments
4. mite and predatory beetles populations increase
4 types of environments that can affect insect activity Ans✓✓✓ 1.
closed windows
2. body in box or bag
3. cold temp
4. deep burial
5 things insects can help determine Ans✓✓✓ 1. Time elapsed from
death to discovery
2. whether the body has been moved after death
3. whether the body has been disturbed
4. the presence or position of wound sites
5. whether the victim used drugs or was poisoned
A person in active decay is known as what? Ans✓✓✓ a leaker
answers
2 common carrion-infesting flies
-Significance? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Flesh flies
2. Blowflies
-They are the 1st insects to find a body and lay eggs
2 forms of blowfly larvae Ans✓✓✓ 1. smooth maggots
2. hairy maggots
2 insects with the ability to digest keratin Ans✓✓✓ clothes moths
dermestid beetles
2 things that happen during the dry stage of decomposition Ans✓✓✓ -
skin and bones
-insects with the ability to digest keratin
2 things that stored product pests forensic entomology deals with
Ans✓✓✓ 1. Insect contamination or infestation of products that are
commercially sold
2.Legal proceedings related to the problem caused by the product
contamination
,3 areas of forensic entomology Ans✓✓✓ Urban
Stored product pests
medicolegal
3 stages of blowfly larvae development Ans✓✓✓ 1. first instar
2. second instar
3. third instar
3 things that happen during the bloat stage of decomposition Ans✓✓✓
1. swells due to gases produced by bacteria
2. temp of the corpse rises
3. flies are still present
4 things that happen during active decay Ans✓✓✓ 1. Gases subside,
decomp fluids seep from the body
2. bacteria and maggots break through skin
3.large maggot masses and extreme odor
4.larvae begin to pupate
4 things that happen during the fresh stage of decomposition Ans✓✓✓
1. begins at death
2. flies begin to arrive
3. temp falls to that of the ambient temp
, 4. degradation of complex proteins and carbs (autolysis)
4 things that happen in post-decay Ans✓✓✓ 1. carcass reduced to skin
and bones
2. fly population reduced and replaced by other arthropods
3. hide beetles are dominant in dry environments
4. mite and predatory beetles populations increase
4 types of environments that can affect insect activity Ans✓✓✓ 1.
closed windows
2. body in box or bag
3. cold temp
4. deep burial
5 things insects can help determine Ans✓✓✓ 1. Time elapsed from
death to discovery
2. whether the body has been moved after death
3. whether the body has been disturbed
4. the presence or position of wound sites
5. whether the victim used drugs or was poisoned
A person in active decay is known as what? Ans✓✓✓ a leaker
