[The relationship between the postmortem interval and growing of the fly].
OBJECTIVE
To study the growing of flies on body after different postmortem interval.


METHODS
In natural environment, time points when flies coming, gathering, making eggs, and maggots pupating, emergencing were observed on a female body died of disease.


RESULTS
The time when flies coming, gathering, making eggs, and maggots pupating, changing to chrysalis, and emergencing were 0.2, 28, 44, 60, 112 and 248 h after one's death, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
This study may be used in PMI estimation.
Xiong
Ping
P
Center of Forensic Medicine, Nanhua University, Hengyang 421001.
Guo
Ping
P
Zeng
Qiao
Q
D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D010063:Ovum / Q000254:growth & development; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D011679:Pupa; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors