Origins of the word "Entomology"
The "entomo" section of the word "Entomology" comes from the the Greek word entomon, which means insects. The "logy" section of the word comes from Greek word logos, which means words or reasoning. When put together and translated to English, it means to study the insects.
First Crime Scene use of Forensic Entomology
History
Being one of the oldest branches of Forensics, Forensic Entomology has been around since around the 14th or 15th century. There are around ten million species of insects and they have been around for over 250 million years. Since the crime scene in Medieval China, there have been many people that have helped improve the techniques and equipment. The scientists that have improved it the most are Song Ci (Chinese), Francesco Redi (Italian), Bergeret d'Arbois (French), Jean Pierre Mégnin (French), Hermann Reinhard (German).
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Dr. Murray motter was a famous scientist that was using Forensic Entomology to study the decomposition of an object that would range from 6 months to 25 years. Jerry Payne, who is still famous for his studies, used Forensic Entomology. Forensic Entomology has always been very useful, but over the last 20 years, it has become more and more common in criminal investigations. The first time that Forensic Entomology was used in the United States was in 1898. Since 1999, more than 230 articles that include the phrase, "Forensic Entomology" have been published.
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