Of the 119 insects collected from the rhinos, blowflies ( Diptera) and beetles ( Coleoptera) were the most abundant and useful for calculating the minimum postmortem interval for each rhino, the team ...

As the larvae mature and increase in size, they ‘bore’ towards the wood surface to pupate, and emerge as adult beetles. Larvae live for 3 – 5 years, boring through timber before emerging to ...

These flies lay their eggs in the soft tissues of the carcass, and within mere hours or days, the eggs hatch into larvae ... the initial arrival of flies, beetles, ants and various fly species ...

The grubs are deadly. When fig beetle eggs hatch, the grubs/larvae feed on decomposing material. Unfortunately, they also feed voraciously on the finer plant feeder roots. Due to root decimation ...

Despite the repetition of certain claims on the internet, fig beetles are NOT innocuous. The grubs are deadly. When fig beetle eggs hatch, the grubs/larvae feed on decomposing material. Unfortunately, ...