Author(s)

Maria Luiza Cavallari, Fabio Navarro Baltazar, Erika Cristina de Carvalho, Daniel Romero Muñoz, José Eduardo Tolezano

Centro de Parasitologia e Micologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, S?o Paulo, Brasil.
Laboratório de Zoologia Médico-Legal, Departamento de Medicina Legal, ética Médica, Medicina Social e do Trabalho da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de S?o Paulo, S?o Paulo, Brasil.

The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of a modified Shannon trap to capture adult insects that are involved in cadaveric decomposition processes. The Shannon trap proposed here is composed of a thin fabric tent with a top formed by a transparent bottle containing a compartment filled with alcohol gel on which the captured insects are affixed. The trap was effective both for weather resistance and the quantity, quality and diversity of insects caught.

Forensic Science, Flight Interception Trap, Diptera, Cadaveric Decomposition

Cavallari, M. , Baltazar, F. , Carvalho, E. , Muñoz, D. and Tolezano, J. (2014) A Modified Shannon Trap for Use in Forensic Entomology. Advances in Entomology, 2, 69-75. doi: 10.4236/ae.2014.22012.