Advance Techniques Used in Forensic Entomology
Gauri Deshmukh *
Department of Forensic Science, Parul University, India.
Devyani Parkhe
Department of Forensic Science, Parul University, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Forensic Entomology plays a very important role in forensic science. It provides valuable inputs for crime scene investigation. This involves looking into the many pest species that are commonly related to dead bodies, as well as their life cycles and biological presence in a specific environment. This review included concepts of forensic entomology, stages of decomposition and the latest techniques used by entomologists. It gives the detailed study of different techniques that are used to examine the entomological evidences, such as molecular analysis, entomotoxic analysis, Micro CT, cuticular hydrocarbon analysis, etc. by taking the references of previous researches. This review focuses light on the factors affecting PMI estimates and analyzes the uses of entomological data in PMI estimation. The main task is to determine the age of the insects. This review focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of age-determined methodologies. The aim of this study is to summarize techniques that are so far used commonly and all the latest advances made in the concerned field. All these methods have shown more reliable results, adequate accuracy and more effectiveness. As evidence contamination is a major setback in providing results, these techniques have less risk of contamination of evidence and have also proved to be less time consuming.
Keywords: Advance techniques, death time estimation, forensic entomology, insects, post-mortem interval