Forensic Ecology
Entomology used to determine the estimated time of death by knowing the sequence of insects which inhabit the body, and the known rate at which these insects develop over time.
Development Stages of Insects
Each species of insects have unique time in which they develop from an egg into an adult blow fly.
The below images are examples of the time frames of these stages.
The below images are examples of the time frames of these stages.
- Temperature of the environment will alter the estimated time of development. For example, heat will accelerate the development stages of an insect.