Insect succession associated with a hanging pig carcass placed in an oil palm plantation in Malaysia

This study was carried out in an oil palm plantation in Tanjung Sepat, Selangor in September 2007 by using pigs (Sus scrofa L.) as a carcass model in a forensic entomological research. A 2.5 month old pig (10 kg) which died naturally was hanged on a palm tree to observe the insect succession and dec...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Heo, Chong Chin, Sallehudin Sulaiman, Hidayatulfathi Othman, John Jeffery, Hiromu Kurahashi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7434/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7434/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7434/1/26_Ayiesah.pdf

id	ukm-7434
recordtype	eprints
spelling	ukm-74342016-12-14T06:44:04Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7434/ Insect succession associated with a hanging pig carcass placed in an oil palm plantation in Malaysia Heo, Chong Chin Sallehudin Sulaiman, Hidayatulfathi Othman, John Jeffery, Hiromu Kurahashi, This study was carried out in an oil palm plantation in Tanjung Sepat, Selangor in September 2007 by using pigs (Sus scrofa L.) as a carcass model in a forensic entomological research. A 2.5 month old pig (10 kg) which died naturally was hanged on a palm tree to observe the insect succession and decomposition stages. Observation was made for 16 days; one afternoon visit per day and all climatological data were recorded. On the first day, adult muscids of Ophyra spinigera Stein and Musca domestica L. were observed, however no blowfly (Calliphoridae) activities were sighted. Fly eggs wer seen on the second day on both sides of the face, inside nostrils and genitourinary area. Adults of Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius and Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart) congregated on the head and anal areas. Adult flies and maggots (first and second instars) were observed in the mouth and anus of the pig on the third day of hanging. Adult yellow jackets (Vespidae) and spiders (Arachnida) were found preying on some adult flies. Rove beetles (Staphilinidae) were also discovered on the pig carcass. Only a few ants (Formicidae) were sighted. Maggot masses were found in eye orbits, neck, and genital organs on the fourth day of hanging and some maggots were seen falling down to the ground. The dominant maggot species identified on this day was Ch. megacephala. On the sixth day, the head, neck, and anus were in the stage of active decay. Maggots of Ch. rufifacies were abundant on the seventh day and was the dominant species. On day eight the carcass fell onto the ground. Chrysomya rufifacies maggots were found underneath the pig carcass and they started to migrate and pupated under the soil. On the tenth day, third instar Op. spinigera maggots were found under the carcass. The rate of carcass decomposition slowed down and became stable from tenth day onwards to the sixteenth day of decomposition. Thereafter, most of the remaining parts of the body remained dried and devoid of any insects. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7434/1/26_Ayiesah.pdf Heo, Chong Chin and Sallehudin Sulaiman, and Hidayatulfathi Othman, and John Jeffery, and Hiromu Kurahashi, (2010) Insect succession associated with a hanging pig carcass placed in an oil palm plantation in Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 39 (6). pp. 921-926. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol39num6_2010/contentsVol39num6_2010.html
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	Universiti Kebangasaan Malaysia
building	UKM Institutional Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English
description	This study was carried out in an oil palm plantation in Tanjung Sepat, Selangor in September 2007 by using pigs (Sus scrofa L.) as a carcass model in a forensic entomological research. A 2.5 month old pig (10 kg) which died naturally was hanged on a palm tree to observe the insect succession and decomposition stages. Observation was made for 16 days; one afternoon visit per day and all climatological data were recorded. On the first day, adult muscids of Ophyra spinigera Stein and Musca domestica L. were observed, however no blowfly (Calliphoridae) activities were sighted. Fly eggs wer seen on the second day on both sides of the face, inside nostrils and genitourinary area. Adults of Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius and Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart) congregated on the head and anal areas. Adult flies and maggots (first and second instars) were observed in the mouth and anus of the pig on the third day of hanging. Adult yellow jackets (Vespidae) and spiders (Arachnida) were found preying on some adult flies. Rove beetles (Staphilinidae) were also discovered on the pig carcass. Only a few ants (Formicidae) were sighted. Maggot masses were found in eye orbits, neck, and genital organs on the fourth day of hanging and some maggots were seen falling down to the ground. The dominant maggot species identified on this day was Ch. megacephala. On the sixth day, the head, neck, and anus were in the stage of active decay. Maggots of Ch. rufifacies were abundant on the seventh day and was the dominant species. On day eight the carcass fell onto the ground. Chrysomya rufifacies maggots were found underneath the pig carcass and they started to migrate and pupated under the soil. On the tenth day, third instar Op. spinigera maggots were found under the carcass. The rate of carcass decomposition slowed down and became stable from tenth day onwards to the sixteenth day of decomposition. Thereafter, most of the remaining parts of the body remained dried and devoid of any insects.
format	Article
author	Heo, Chong Chin Sallehudin Sulaiman, Hidayatulfathi Othman, John Jeffery, Hiromu Kurahashi,
spellingShingle	Heo, Chong Chin Sallehudin Sulaiman, Hidayatulfathi Othman, John Jeffery, Hiromu Kurahashi, Insect succession associated with a hanging pig carcass placed in an oil palm plantation in Malaysia
author_facet	Heo, Chong Chin Sallehudin Sulaiman, Hidayatulfathi Othman, John Jeffery, Hiromu Kurahashi,
author_sort	Heo, Chong Chin
title	Insect succession associated with a hanging pig carcass placed in an oil palm plantation in Malaysia
title_short	Insect succession associated with a hanging pig carcass placed in an oil palm plantation in Malaysia
title_full	Insect succession associated with a hanging pig carcass placed in an oil palm plantation in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Insect succession associated with a hanging pig carcass placed in an oil palm plantation in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Insect succession associated with a hanging pig carcass placed in an oil palm plantation in Malaysia
title_sort	insect succession associated with a hanging pig carcass placed in an oil palm plantation in malaysia
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2010
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7434/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7434/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7434/1/26_Ayiesah.pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T19:49:43Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T19:49:43Z
_version_	1777406137702809600

Insect succession associated with a hanging pig carcass placed in an oil palm plantation in Malaysia

Similar Items