Journal of Pharmaceutical Microbiology

ENTOMOTOXICOLOGY: AN EMERGING TOOL IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

The application and investigation of Entomotoxicology in forensics has gained popularity as insects serves as alternative evidence, when conventional toxicological samples such as blood, urine or internal organs have degraded or are no longer available. Dead bodies which are in advanced stage of decomposition or which are skeletonized are difficult to examine for toxicological substances. Successful toxic substances from insects have been demonstrated through various research experiments. Role of insects as toxicological samples its collection and preservation, analysis using various instrumental techniques. Study investigated the commonly abused drugs on growth rate of insects. In such cases, the larvae feeding on this body can be macerated and analyzed with different techniques for the presence of toxins.

Author(s): Deepak Paswan

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