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Collection of Insects
Tools Used In Collection
Trowel › Used to dig up soil sample
Tools Used in Collection
Thermometer› Used to take temperature of air
and maggot mass
Tools Used in Collection
Forceps› Used to collect crawling insects
Tools Used in Collection
Secure, ventilated jars› Larvae need air to breathe until
they are reared in the lab to determine species and development rate
› Keep insects separate – will kill each other
Tools Used in Collection
Capped Specimen Jars› Contain 70% ethyl alcohol solution› Preserve specimen in order to
“stop” their biological clock
Tools Used in Collection
Portable Weather Station› Used to gather weather data for
five to seven days to establish pattern
Tools Used in Collection
Hand-net› To collect flying insects
Collection of Insects Guidelines
1. Look at fauna and test soil Why is this important?
To see if body has been moved2. Collect specimens from different
areas of the body, clothing, surrounding environment (indoor/outdoor)
3. Collect 100 maggots
Collection of Insects Guidelines
4. Collect pupae from body, clothing, hair, soil
5. Collect empty pupal cases from body, clothing, and surroundings
6. Collect adult flies7. Collect beetles
Feed on cartilage and bone of corpse
Collection of Insects Guidelines
8. Collect any other insects at scene9. Collect leaf litter near remains of
body if outdoorCollect enough to fill coffee can
10.Place all insects in vials with foodUsually use beef liver – keeps
insects alive and feeding on protein
Labeling and Exclusions
Keep insects collected from different parts of the body separate from one another› May be different species› Cannibals – will eat each other
Labeling and Exclusions
When would insects not be present on a body?
Labeling and Exclusions
When would insects not be present on a body?› If body is wrapped in plastic
Insects would not smell the corpse
› Buried deep underground › Frozen/freezing temperatures
Bugs don’t live
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