Identification of forensically important fly eggs using a potassium permanganate staining technique

• Main Authors: Sukontason K., Sukontason K.L., Piangjai S., Boonchu N., Kurahashi H., Hope M., Olson J.K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-1542443490&partnerID=40&md5=9fcb35b12acc2fb9829fe54fc3d8e3aa; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15006363; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4034
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Fly eggs found in corpses can be utilized as entomological evidence in forensic investigations of deaths if the species of fly and the developmental rate at a temperature similar to the death scene are known. The species identification of fly eggs is particularly important, and previously, scanning...