Bugs and Bodies: The Role of Insects in Crime Scene Investigations

Richard W. Merritt is involved in the field of forensic entomology and assists police departments in crime scene investigations involving insects. He is a University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University with a joint appointment in the Departments of Entomology and Fisheries and
Wildlife. While much of Merritt's research has been on aquatic insects, in particular, black fly and mosquito larval ecology, he is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. He is coeditor of Black Flies: Ecology, Population Management, and Annotated World List and four editions of the textbook An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America.

This presentation is not for the squeamish!