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Entomology « Thread Started on Feb 11, 2006, 11:51pm »
Basic Introduction:
Insects are valuable tools for scientific research because of their rapid reproduction rate and their ease of keeping them in laboratories. The Drosophila fruit fly and other insects have been major experimental animals in research on genetics. Grasshoppers and cockroaches have been used as test animals to study the effects of chemicals on nerves. Because the nerves of an insect are similar to those of humans, new drugs can be tested in laboratories without using humans. Insects have been the primary tools for studying evolution, ecology, growth of populations, and many other areas of biology. In recent years insects have become tools for studying pollution of the environment.
Forensic entomology is a new tool for investigating legal issues, including murders and other crimes. There is a natural succession of different insects that come to dead bodies after death. Some come within the first few hours, and others do not come until days later. By studying the insects present on a dead body, entomologists can determine how long the body has been dead and, in some cases, whether the body has been moved. More information on how insects are used as a tool to solve crimes can be obtained at the forensic entomology homepage Index of . . .Case Histories.
Re: Entomology « Reply #1 on Feb 12, 2006, 1:58pm »
Black Soldier Fly
Hermetia Illucens. Scavenging fly found across the western hemisphere. The adult fly is 15-20mm in length and black with a red (female) or bronze (male) abdomen. The female lays her eggs in bodies that have been dead for 20-30 days and are post-decay. Life cycle is completed in approximately 55 days.
Green Blowfly
Phaenicia Sericata. Large (5-10mm) fly with metallic blue or green abdomen and thorax, whose larvae feed in human garbage and dead animals.
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