1.Life table of Synthesiomyia nudiseta (Van der Wulp) (Diptera: Muscidae) under uncontrolled laboratory environments – a preliminary study
Aruna Devi, A. ; Abu Hassan, A.* ; Kumara, T.K. ; Che Salmah, M.R.
Tropical Biomedicine 2011;28(3):524-530
The life history of the male and female of the indoor forensic fly, Synthesiomyia
nudiseta was studied under fluctuating temperature of indoor environments and analysed
based on the age-stage and two sex life table. The life cycle of S. nudiseta was 14.0±1.0 days
from the egg stage to adult emergence. The population parameters calculated were; net
reproduction rate (Ro= 108.6), mean generation time (To= 12.2), intrinsic rate of increase (rm=
0.38), and finite rate of increase (λ= 1.46). The pre-oviposition period (APOP) was 6.0± 0.1
days. All population parameters suggested that S. nudiseta exhibits the r-strategist
characteristics.
2.Larval aggregation on a burned human remain
Kumara, T.K. ; Abu Hassan, A. ; Che Salmah, M.R. ; Bhupinder, S.
Tropical Biomedicine 2012;29(1):197-199
Abstract. A burned human remain was found outdoor (5º 27’ N, 100º 16’ E) in Penang Island. The deceased was last seen alive on 23 April 2010 at 2230 h and was found burned on 24 April 2010 at 1920 h. Larval aggregation of second instar Chrysomya megacephala was observed on the chest of the deceased.