The Number of Maggots in the Mass Affects the Temperature of Maggot Mass and Development of Maggots in the Mass: An Experiment
Investigation: How does the number of maggots in the mass affect the temperature of maggot mass and development of maggots in the mass?
Abstract
The aim of this investigation is to find a correlation between the number of maggots in the mass and the temperature of maggot mass. To find the correlation the different number of maggots in each mass was placed in (the isolated by glass beakers) polystyrene cups. The internal temperature of masses was obtained regularly every 10 minutes during 30 minutes time period under the same temperature of surroundings. The experiment was repeated several times and all results were recorded, averages were calculated and the graph showing the correlation was plotted. The result of the investigation is a positive correlation between the number of maggots in the mass and the temperature of the mass (the more maggots there are in mass the higher is the internal temperature of it). Then maggots were allowed to pupate and the time taken for every mass of maggots to pupate (until all larvae in the mass are pupated) was determined. This allowed us to conclude that the number of maggots in the mass and the development time has a negative correlation (as the number of maggots in mass the less time it takes them to pupate), which proved that the prediction and hypothesis made before the experiment was conducted were right. The results of the experiment showed that the number of maggots in the does affect the time for maggots to develop. The research was done to explain the results.
Introduction
Forensic entomology is increasingly helping investigators to uncover serious crimes against victims. Insects make up more than a half of all existing species of living creatures on the Earth. They can be found nearly in all habitats. Fly larvae are the most useful insects for forensic investigations because they have relatively predictable development times (2.). The source of insect food is a variety of chemical ingredients. Recently insects
Abstract
The aim of this investigation is to find a correlation between the number of maggots in the mass and the temperature of maggot mass. To find the correlation the different number of maggots in each mass was placed in (the isolated by glass beakers) polystyrene cups. The internal temperature of masses was obtained regularly every 10 minutes during 30 minutes time period under the same temperature of surroundings. The experiment was repeated several times and all results were recorded, averages were calculated and the graph showing the correlation was plotted. The result of the investigation is a positive correlation between the number of maggots in the mass and the temperature of the mass (the more maggots there are in mass the higher is the internal temperature of it). Then maggots were allowed to pupate and the time taken for every mass of maggots to pupate (until all larvae in the mass are pupated) was determined. This allowed us to conclude that the number of maggots in the mass and the development time has a negative correlation (as the number of maggots in mass the less time it takes them to pupate), which proved that the prediction and hypothesis made before the experiment was conducted were right. The results of the experiment showed that the number of maggots in the does affect the time for maggots to develop. The research was done to explain the results.
Introduction
Forensic entomology is increasingly helping investigators to uncover serious crimes against victims. Insects make up more than a half of all existing species of living creatures on the Earth. They can be found nearly in all habitats. Fly larvae are the most useful insects for forensic investigations because they have relatively predictable development times (2.). The source of insect food is a variety of chemical ingredients. Recently insects