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Instructions
review the following articles and then provide short answers written in paragraph form.
From the week 6 reading list:
Byrd, J. H. (2013, July 9). Forensic entomology. Retrieved from
Joseph, I., Mathew, D. G., Sathyan, P., & Vargheese, G. (2011, July-December). The use of insects in forensic investigations: An overview on the scope of forensic entomology. Journal of Forensic Dental Science, 3(2), 89-91. Retrieved from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health website:
1. What is the postmortem interval (PMI), which is also sometimes referred to as the postmortem index? How does forensic entomology assist in determining the PMI?
2. Other than PMI, what are three other uses for insects in death investigations and how can this help a death investigation?
3. list the six basic stages for the collection of insect evidence.
