Forensic Entomology Vocab

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# of hours for insect species to develop to a stage

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accumulated degree hours (ADH)

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Breakdown of once living matter by organisms

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Decomposition

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Digestive organ for food storage

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crop

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Body development in 4 stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult.

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Complete metamorphosis.

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Study of insects & related arthropods

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Entomology

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Application of entomology in legal cases

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Forensic entomology

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wormlike beetle larva

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grub

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Predictable sequence of species in a decomposing body.

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Insect succession.

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3 larval stages of flies in complete metamorphosis

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instar

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Wormlike stage of insect development after egg

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larva