Forensic Entomology: Dating Crime by Fly Age - Educational Kit

Comprehensive educational manual for the ENTOMOKIT, a practical learning tool for forensic entomology. The kit enables students to determine time of death using fly development cycles at various temperatures. Contents include four fly life stages (small larva, large larva, pupa, adult fly) mounted on resin plates, individual stage slides, climate cards, and temperature-dependent cycle charts for two fly species: Calliphora (first wave) and Sarcophaga (second wave). The manual covers the historical foundations of forensic entomology established Mégnin in 1894, detailed insect collection procedures from crime scenes, classification of necrophagous and necrophilic insects, and the seven insect waves that colonize cadavers. Includes practical calculation methods with worked examples for determining death dates by analyzing thermal cumulative requirements specific to each fly species, plus positioning techniques for fly stages on climate charts to visualize development cycles.