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Study of Fly Species Composition in Human Decomposed Bodies A Prospective Study for 2 Years

Abhishek Yadav**** , Shashikanth Naik C.R.* , Lohith Kumar** , S. Venkata Raghava*** , Abhishek Yadav**** , Kulbhushan Prasad****

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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 9(4):p 207-213, . | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.9416.2
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 Dead bodies are attracted by numerous species of arthropods, primarily flies, beetles, mites, isopods opiliones, nematodes and their larvae. These arthropods feed, live and breed in and on the dead bodies, depending on their biological preference and on the state of decomposition. At the very initial stages of the decay, just a few moments after the death, no odour is perceptible by a human being, but arthropods do smell it and locate their target in minutes following the death, in optimal environmental conditions of humidity, temperature, sun exposure, and corpse localization. Here in this study on 51 decomposed cases, we have collected eggs, larvae, pupae and reared till flies and these flies were identified and studied.

Keywords: Arthropods; Decomposition; Larvae; Pupae.

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  • Abhishek Yadav****
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  • Shashikanth Naik C.R.*
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  • Lohith Kumar**
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  • S. Venkata Raghava***
    ,
  • Abhishek Yadav****
    ,
  • Kulbhushan Prasad****
    ,
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