Bambaradeniya Tharindu B, Magni Paola A, Dadour Ian R
School of Medical, Molecular & Forensic Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
Insects. 2023 Jun 8;14(6):536. doi: 10.3390/insects14060536.
Forensic entomology is a branch of forensic science that incorporates insects as a part of solving crime. Insect-based evidence recovered at a crime scene can be used to estimate the minimum postmortem interval, determine if a carcass/corpse has been relocated, and contribute to the cause and manner of death. The current review summarises the stepwise usage of forensic entomology methods at a crime scene and in the laboratory, including specimen collection and rearing, identification, xenobiotic detection, documentation, and referencing previous research and casework. It also provides three standards for the collection of insects when attending a crime scene. The Gold standard attributes to a forensic entomologist (FE) who is likely to be well-trained attending a scene. The subsequent standards (Silver and Bronze) have been added because the authors believe that this information is currently missing in the literature. The purpose is so that an attending crime scene agent/proxy with some basic knowledge and some simple tools can recover almost all the insect information required by an FE to make the best estimation of the minimum postmortem interval.
法医昆虫学是法医学的一个分支，它将昆虫作为解决犯罪问题的一部分。在犯罪现场发现的基于昆虫的证据可用于估计最短死后间隔时间，确定尸体是否被转移，并有助于查明死因和死亡方式。本综述总结了法医昆虫学方法在犯罪现场和实验室的逐步应用，包括标本采集与饲养、鉴定、外源性物质检测、记录以及参考以往的研究和案例。它还提供了在勘查犯罪现场时收集昆虫的三个标准。黄金标准适用于可能在现场接受过良好培训的法医昆虫学家（FE）。后续标准（白银和青铜标准）是因为作者认为目前文献中缺少这些信息而添加的。目的是让具有一些基础知识和一些简单工具的犯罪现场勘查人员/代理人能够获取法医昆虫学家所需的几乎所有昆虫信息，以便对最短死后间隔时间做出最佳估计。
