Assessment of Entomological Remains from Soil Samples Collected from a Pig (Sus scrofa domestica) Carcass Decomposition Site after 13 Years.

CONCLUSION: Our results show that soil samples still harbor entomological specimens after 13 years. This study, to the best of our knowledge, was the first of its kind in Turkey. Forensically, important insects and their remains may be identified in the soil long time after the corpse is buried. Consequently, cold cases may be solved using insects. PMID: 30270844 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30270844?dopt=Abstract

Source: Turkish Society for Parasitology - September 24, 2018 Category: Parasitology Authors: Açıkgöz HN, Ilgıt EE, Taleb M Tags: Turkiye Parazitol Derg Source Type: research