Forensic entomology — is the application and study of insect and other arthropod biology to criminal matters. Forensic entomology is primarily associated with death investigations however it may also be used to detect drugs and poisons, determine the location of an… … Wikipedia
Myiasis — Classification and external resources Cutaneous myiasis in the neck of a human ICD 10 B87 … Wikipedia
Nasonia — vitripennis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Chrysomyia — A genus of myiasis producing fleshflies (family Calliphoridae) with medium sized metallic colored adults; includes the Old World screw worm, C. bezziana (sometimes called Cochliomyia bezziana), which is a primary invader, comparable to… … Medical dictionary
Cochliomyia — A genus of fleshflies (family Calliphoridae) whose larvae develop in decaying flesh or carrion or in wounds or sores. C. americana incorrect name for C. hominivorax. C. hominivorax the screw worm fly, a species that is a serious pest of livestock … Medical dictionary
Cordylobia — A genus of calliphorid fleshflies. [G. kordyle, a cudgel, swelling, or tumor] C. anthropophaga tumbu fly of Africa south of the Sahara; a species that causes a boil like furuncular myiasis; many animals besides humans are attacked, especially… … Medical dictionary
screw-worm — The larva of the botfly, Cochliomyia hominivorax, and other similar forms that cause human and animal myiasis. primary screw worm an obligatory s. that can penetrate normal tissues and feed as a primary invader. The important myiasis flies of… … Medical dictionary
Wohlfahrtia — A genus of larviparous dipterous fleshflies (family Sarcophagidae), of which some species larvae breed in ulcerated surfaces and flesh wounds of humans and animals. Important species include W. magnifica, a widely distributed obligatory fleshfly… … Medical dictionary
