Editing Forensic entomology (section)

==In literature==
Over time, the study of forensic entomology evolved from an esoteric science reserved only for entomologists and forensic scientists.
Early twentieth-century popular scientific literature began to pique a broader interest in [[entomology]]. The very popular ten-volume book series, Alfred Brehem's ''Thierleben'' (Life of Animals, 1876–1879) expounded on many [[zoological]] topics, including the biology of [[arthropods]]. The accessible writing style of French entomologist [[Jean-Henri Fabre]] was also instrumental to the popularization of entomology. His collection of writings ''Souvenirs Entomologique'', written during the last half of the 19th century, is especially useful because of the meticulous attention to detail to the observed insects' behaviors and life cycles.<ref name = "Benecke_2001" /><ref>{{cite web | vauthors = Henri-Fabre J | title = Scarab Workers World Directory | work = University of Nebraska-Lincoln State Museum-Division of Entomology | date = 13 March 2008 | url=http://www.unl.edu/museum/research/entomology/workers/JFabre.htm |access-date=2008-04-14 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212102902/http://www.unl.edu/museum/research/entomology/workers/JFabre.htm |archive-date=12 February 2009}}</ref>

The real impetus behind the modern cultural fascination with solving crime using entomological evidence can be traced back to the works ''Faune des Tombeaux'' (Fauna of the Tombs, 1887) and ''Les Faunes des Cadavres'' (Fauna of Corpses, 1894) by French [[veterinarian]] and [[entomologist]] [[Jean Pierre Mégnin]]. These works made the concept of the process of insect ecological succession on a corpse understandable and interesting to an ordinary reader in a way that no other previous scientific work had done. It was after the publication of Mégnin's work that the studies of forensic science and entomology became an established part of Western popular culture, which in turn inspired other Western scientists to continue and expand upon his research.<ref name = "Benecke_2001" />{{rp|5}}