Someone dies, perhaps murdered. Blow flies are often the first carrion insects to arrive and lay their eggs on a dead body. This natural fact allows forensic entomologists to study the arrival order ...

Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Entomology and Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics have developed a technique that uses infrared light and ...

When investigating a murder, every clue helps. New research from North Carolina State University sheds light on how – and whether – blow flies survive when buried underground during their development.

Dermestes maculatus, a globally distributed beetle of significant forensic importance, is commonly found on decomposing remains, its presence on corpse aiding in post-mortem interval (PMI) estimation ...

GLENDALE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5)-- There’s no doubt DNA has helped solve true crime cases left and right as technology improves, but what if you combine that with bugs?! A forensic lab at ASU’s west campus is ...

A study suggests blow flies could be used to detect the use of chemical weapons -- as well as other dangerous substances -- in areas too dangerous or remote for human investigators. Researchers at the ...

Chrysomya rufifacies are important in the field of forensic entomology, as they’re known to colonize human remains after death. By learning more about their development, researchers can improve ...