Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) activity in sun exposed and shaded carrion in Portugal

Castro, Catarina Prado e; Sousa, José Paulo; Arnaldos, Ma Isabel; Gaspar, J. L.; García, María Dolores García

doi:10.1080/00379271.2011.10697704

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“…Morphologic methods are usually used (García-Rojo 2004;Hwang and Turner 2005;Baz et al 2007;Matuszewski et al 2010;Anton et al 2011;Prado e Castro et al 2011, but these methodologies require available identification keys, specialized taxonomic knowledge, and are time consuming. Thus, molecular techniques can be of great help in identifying specimens.…”

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Small Bait Traps as Accurate Predictors of Dipteran Early Colonizers in Forensic Studies

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Small Bait Traps as Accurate Predictors of Dipteran Early Colonizers in Forensic Studies

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“…An accurate identification of specimens is the first essential step in forensic studies. Morphologic methods are usually used ( García-Rojo 2004 ; Hwang and Turner 2005 ; Baz et al 2007 ; Matuszewski et al 2010 ; Anton et al 2011 ; Prado e Castro et al 2011 , 2012), but these methodologies require available identification keys, specialized taxonomic knowledge, and are time consuming. Thus, molecular techniques can be of great help in identifying specimens.…”

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Small bait traps as accurate predictors of dipteran early colonizers in forensic studies

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Insect carrion communities vary among habitats and over time. Concerning the dipteran early colonizers of carrion, the use of small bait traps should be accurate because the odors emitted from meat baits should contain many of the volatile organic compounds emitted from the freshly dead mammals. In addition, this kind of trap is easy to replicate and set in position in a given habitat. In the present study, small bait preferences of early Diptera carrion colonizers were examined in an urban biotope. Specifically, three baits were compared (pork muscle, pork liver, and fish flavored cat food) in respect to the number of specimens and species captured and the presence or absence of oviposition at high and low environmental temperatures. A total of 2371 specimens were trapped, primarily belonging to three insect orders, Diptera, Coleoptera, and Hymenoptera. Diptera was the predominant order, with blowflies (Calliphoridae) being the most representative family, followed by filth flies (Muscidae). The pork muscle bait was responsible for the highest number of captures and the highest diversity. The community of Diptera collected with the most efficient bait, pork muscle, was compared with the carrion communities reported in the literature from the Iberian Peninsula. Similar taxonomic species composition was found regarding Calliphoridae species. A specimen from all species morphologically identified were also identified at a molecular level using the cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) barcode region, and the sequences were submitted to online databases.

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“…and insect activity (Mann el al., 1990;, although Anderson (2009) said that clothes slowed the decomposition and the insect succession, whereas Kelly et al (2009) found no difference in the succession of insects between unclothed and clothed carcasses. Castro et al (2011) found a significant effect of the interaction between the decomposition stage and insolation regime. Carcasses exposed to the sun decompose faster than the ones in the shade (Shean et al, 1993;Joy et al, 2006) and show different patterns of insect succession (Sharanowski et al, 2008).…”

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“…Clothing may affect insect diversity, abundance, and feeding activities and consequently may increase the decomposition rate, by offering protection from ambient conditions and predators (Mann et al, 1990;Dillon, 1997;Card et al, 2015). It has been reported that carcasses exposed to the sun decompose faster than ones in the shade, as well as exhibiting different patterns of insect succession (Joy et al, 2006;Sharanowski et al, 2008;Castro et al, 2011). Heo et al (2009) studied ant succession in Malaysia and noted differences in species attracted to burned and unburned pig carcasses.…”

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Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Attracted to Rabbit Carcasses in Three Different Habitats

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This study reports the ant species that were attracted to rabbit carcasses in three different habitats (agricultural, desert, urban) in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from May to July 2014. Rabbit carcasses were used as a model for decomposition. Carcasses were categorized as exposed, clothed, shaded and burnt. A total of 726 ants belonging to three subfamilies and 14 species were collected during the decomposition process. Trichomyrmex mayri (Forel) was the only ant species attracted to the carcasses placed in the desert site. At the agricultural site, there was one ponerine species, five formicine species, and three myrmicine species were attracted, while at the urban site, five formicine species and one myrmicine species were recorded. The agricultural site attracted the highest number of ants. In contrast, the desert site attracted the lowest number of ants. Tr. mayri was the most prevalent species occurring in both the agricultural and desert sites. The bloated stage of decomposition attracted the highest number of ants followed by the decay, fresh and dry stages, respectively. Clothed carcasses attracted the highest number of ants followed by the exposed and burnt carcasses, respectively. The shaded carcasses attracted the fewest number of ants. This study found that ants are attracted to carcasses at all stages of decomposition and are common components of the necrofauna of central Saudi Arabia.

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Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) activity in sun exposed and shaded carrion in Portugal

Cited by 37 publications

References 35 publications

Small Bait Traps as Accurate Predictors of Dipteran Early Colonizers in Forensic Studies

Small Bait Traps as Accurate Predictors of Dipteran Early Colonizers in Forensic Studies

Small bait traps as accurate predictors of dipteran early colonizers in forensic studies

Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Attracted to Rabbit Carcasses in Three Different Habitats

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