A Modified Shannon Trap for Use in Forensic Entomology | Zendy

Maria Luiza Cavallari | Zendy; Fábio Navarro Baltazar | Zendy; Erika Cristina de Carvalho | Zendy; Daniel Romero Muñoz | Zendy; José Eduardo Tolezano | Zendy

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A Modified Shannon Trap for Use in Forensic Entomology

Author(s) -

Maria Luiza Cavallari,

Fábio Navarro Baltazar,

Erika Cristina de Carvalho,

Daniel Romero Muñoz,

José Eduardo Tolezano

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

advances in entomology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2331-2017

pISSN - 2331-1991

DOI - 10.4236/ae.2014.22012

Subject(s) - trap (plumbing) , forensic entomology , bottle , biology , decomposition , ecology , zoology , environmental science , materials science , composite material , larva , environmental engineering

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.

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