Susceptibility of Larvae of Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) to the Insecticides Methyl Parathion and Carbofuran, 2011

Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart) is widely known as a colonizer on corpses. In the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, it has been usually found as part of the cadaveric fauna of human corpses, in “necro” traps with pigs, and in bottle traps with carrion. In the archives of the Attorney General of the State of Nuevo Leon, there is abundant evidence that criminals have used organophosphate and carbamate insecticides to poison persons and cause death. The trial was conducted at the Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas of Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon and Instituto de Criminalistica y Servicios Periciales …