Forensic entomology. Scopes and opportunities for expert application.

TRABAJO LIBRE SOMETIDO AL III CONGRESO DE CIENCIAS FORENSES DE HONDURAS DEL 8 AL 10 DE OCTUBRE, TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS.

Abstract

Introduction: Forensic entomotoxicology is a field of entomology that studies insects associated with cadavers as a means of determining the traceability of toxic substances for legal purposes (1). Currently, global studies are beginning to provide information on some toxic substances that can be traced in some cases where traditional toxicology samples are inadequate, requiring analysis of entomological samples.
Methodology: A literature review was conducted using specialized search engines and categorizing toxic substances by typology that can be traced by toxicological studies in cadaveric arthropods.
Results: The studies report that cannabis, cocaine, heroin, barniturates, benzodiazepines, and pesticides were susceptible to entomotoxicological identification, only at certain growth stages of the Diptera (2).
Discussion and conclusions: In this work, we found that the substances of forensic interest that are susceptible to detection using entomotoxicological techniques were mostly illicit drugs.