On the occurrence of Musca domestica L oviposition activity on pig carcass in peninsular Malaysia.
A forensic entomological study conducted in an oil palm plantation in Tanjung Sepat, Selangor, Malaysia on 3 August 2007 revealed that a housefly, Musca domestica Linnaeus oviposited its eggs on a freshly dead pig. This finding indicated that housefly might play an important role in forensic investigation in determining post-mortem interval (PMI), although it was not yet found in human corpses or any animal carrion. This preliminary paper presented a first record of Musca domestica eggs found on animal carcass in the country.
Heo
Chong Chin
CC
Department of Parasitology & Medical Entomology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Mohamad
Abdullah Marwi
AM
Jeffery
John
J
Kurahashi
Hiromu
H
Omar
Baharudin
B
D000818:Animals; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D044707:Forensic Sciences / Q000379:methods*; D006793:Houseflies / Q000502:physiology*; D010058:Oviposition / Q000502:physiology*; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D013552:Swine; D013997:Time Factors