ABSTRACT
What is insect evidence? It is certainly any insect alive or dead, or associated debris from insects’ developmental stages such as shells of hatched eggs, shed exoskeletons left behind from the molt of one immature stage to another, or empty puparia left behind when the adults emerge. Equally vital as evidence are signs of insect feeding, bite marks, defecation, as well as the timing of adult arrival to the body, oviposition, and location of oviposition (egg laying). Thus, it is important to recognize that it is not just the insects themselves but also their behavior that can be of vital evidentiary value in providing information regarding the time frame or conditions of the body prior to discovery.
