Editing Forensic entomology (section)

==Insect activity case study==
A preliminary investigation of insect colonization and succession on remains in [[New Zealand]] revealed the following results on decay and insect colonization.<ref name=Eberhardt>{{cite journal | vauthors = Eberhardt TL, Elliot DA | title = A preliminary investigation of insect colonisation and succession on remains in New Zealand | journal = Forensic Science International | volume = 176 | issue = 2–3 | pages = 217–223 | date = April 2008 | pmid = 17997065 | doi = 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.09.010 }}</ref>

===Open field habitat===
This environment had a daily average maximum temperature of {{convert|19.4|C|F}} and a daily minimum temperature of {{convert|11.1|C|F}}. The average rainfall for the first 3 weeks in this environment was 3.0&nbsp;mm/day. Around days 17–45, the body began to start active decay. During this stage, the insect successions started with ''[[Calliphora]] stygia'', which lasted until day 27. The larvae of ''[[Chrysomya rufifacies]]'' were present between the day 13 and day 47. ''[[Hydrotaea]] rostrata'', larvae of ''[[Lucilia sericata]]'', family [[Psychodidae]], and ''[[Sylvicola]]'' were found to be present relatively late in the body's decay.

===Coastal sand-dune habitat===
This environment had an average daily maximum temperature of {{convert|21.4|C|F}} and minimum of {{convert|13.5|C|F}}. The daily average rainfall was recorded as 1.4&nbsp;mm/day for the first 3 weeks. The post-decay time interval, beginning at day six after death and ending around day 15 after death, is greatly reduced from the average post-decay time, due to the high average temperature of this environment. Insects obtained late in the post-active stage include the ''Calliphora quadrimaculata'', adult Sphaeroceridae, [[Psychodidae]] and [[Piophilidae]] (no larvae from this last family were obtained in recovery).

===Native bush habitat===
This environment had recorded daily average maximum and minimum temperatures were {{convert|18.0|and|13.0|C|F}}, respectively. The average rainfall in this habitat was recorded at 0.4&nbsp;mm/day. After the bloat stage, which lasted until day seven after death, post-active decay began around day 14. In this habitat, the ''H. rostrata'', adult [[Phoridae]], Sylvicola larvae and adult were the predominant species remaining on the body during the pre-[[skeletonization (forensics)|skeletonization]] stages.