Abstract
Blow fly development is frequently used to help determine a time of colonization, which can be used to infer a minimum postmortem interval (mPMI) in death investigations. Fifty larvae of the blow fly Lucilia coeruleiviridis were studied at 25 °C, 14:10 h L:D and ∼60-70% RH. Daily observations were made, and total development times were determined. To our knowledge, this is the first study to record development times for this species.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 849-851 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Florida Entomologist |
Volume | 97 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- forensic entomology
- green bottle fly
- mPMI
- rearing procedure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Insect Science