Solenopsis invicta x richteri (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) necrophagous behavior causes post-mortem lesions in pigs which serve as oviposition sites for Diptera

Solenopsis invicta x richteri (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) necrophagous behavior causes post-mortem lesions in pigs which serve as oviposition sites for Diptera

Outdoor decaying corpses immediately attract Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae flies. However, the invasive red and black imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta and richteri) is also attracted to carrion with a reportedly predatory behavior. We documented outdoor decomposition in piglets exposed and un...

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Main Authors: Florencia Meyer, Madison D. Monroe, Heather N. Williams, Jerome Goddard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Forensic Science International: Reports
Subjects:
Forensic science
Forensic entomology
Fire ants
Necrophagous
Predatory
Post-mortem interval
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266591072030013X

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