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Explain the importance of correct identification of insect material by forensic entomologist. It is very important for forensic entomologists to identify insect material correctly for many reasons but mainly for medico-legal reasons and to assist in solving crimes - estimating postmortem intervals. The correct identification of insect matter can prove cases of neglect, liability, contamination and many more when looking at urban and stored food insects/ pests. This essay will explain the reasons why and describe in more detail how these insects assist us forensically. The identification of the urban pests is ultimately to provide evidence in a court of law to sue the person(s) liable for property damage or personal injury, etc. For example; malpractice suit - when a surgery procedure had been carried out but three weeks later the patient returns with maggots crawling from a cast around the wound. Phaenicia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) was found and put the time...

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