Editing Forensic entomology (section)

===Mites===

Many [[mite]]s (class [[Acari]], not insects) feed on corpses with ''Macrocheles'' mites common in the early stages of decomposition, while Tyroglyphidae and Oribatidae mites such as Rostrozetes feed on dry skin in the later stages of decomposition.

''[[Nicrophorus]]'' beetles often carry on their bodies the mite ''[[Poecilochirus]]'' which feed on fly eggs.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = González Medina A, González Herrera L, Perotti MA, Jiménez Ríos G | title = Occurrence of Poecilochirus austroasiaticus (Acari: Parasitidae) in forensic autopsies and its application on postmortem interval estimation | journal = Experimental & Applied Acarology | volume = 59 | issue = 3 | pages = 297–305 | date = March 2013 | pmid = 22914911 | doi = 10.1007/s10493-012-9606-1 | s2cid = 16228053 }}</ref> If they arrive at the corpse before any fly eggs hatch into maggots, the first eggs are eaten and maggot development is delayed. This may lead to incorrect PMI estimates. ''Nicrophorus'' beetles find the [[ammonia]] excretions of blowfly maggots toxic, and the ''Poecilochirus'' mites, by keeping the maggot population low, allow ''Nicrophorus'' to occupy the corpse.