A Literature Review on the Growth Rate Experiment for Necrophagous Fly Species Commonly Observed in Korea and Consideration for Minimum Postmortem Interval Estimation

Abstract

Estimation of the minimum post-mortem interval (PMI-min) by means of forensic entomology is mainly based on the results of the growth rate studies on necrophagous flies. However, results of these studies are difficult to use because these studies have only been undertaken for a select few necrophagous flies, and experimental methods and results processing have not been standardized. In this review, we have summarized the current state of growth rate studies on necrophagous fly species that are frequently found in human cadavers. Criteria have been suggested in order to select reliable data, and the accumulated degree hours and base temperatures to be used in the calculation of PMI-min for each species have been tabulated.

Morphological studies of fly puparia (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the soil from a Joseon Dynasty grave in Korea

“…L. sericata is widely distributed in Korea [ 17 ]; hence, it is a forensic indicator and an important ecological species associated with health problems in the country [ 15 , 16 ]. The first recorded discovery of fly puparia in Korea was made in 2014 when they were found in a corpse that had undergone bin-jang in a Naju Jungchon tomb in Jeollanam-do [ 6 ].…”