TITLE:
A Modified Shannon Trap for Use in Forensic Entomology
AUTHORS:
Maria Luiza Cavallari, Fabio Navarro Baltazar, Erika Cristina de Carvalho, Daniel Romero Muñoz, José Eduardo Tolezano
KEYWORDS:
Forensic Science, Flight Interception Trap, Diptera, Cadaveric Decomposition
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Entomology,
Vol.2 No.2,
April
28,
2014
ABSTRACT: 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.