Forensic Entymology A Review

Abstract

Insects are the most important , in terms of number and diversity , group of animal on earth . insects have colonized all the world s environment and are associated with both human life and death . Although their economical and saintary importance is well documented , in the bast few years they have been used also in forensic context . in forensic entomology , necrophagous insects have proved useful in ; studing postmortem interval (PMI) postmortem transfer ( the movenent of body from one location to another after death) presence of drugs or poisons , and in identifying the victim or the suspect . Many species can be used to estimate the minimum , PMI (mPMI). according to the stage of cadver decomposition , body exposure , geographical region , and season the most important british flies of forensic interest are described.