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RESPONSE OF SULPHUR AND PHOSPHORUS ON YIELD AND YIELD ATTRIBUTES OF MUSTARD IN OLD BRAHMAPUTRA FLOODPLAIN AREA OF BANGLADESH

December 12, 2024 Posted by Sani In asm

ABSTRACT

IS MALATHION DETECTABLE IN BLOW FLY LARVAE? EXPLORING FORENSIC ENTOMOTOXICOLOGY METHODS

Journal: Acta Scientifica Malaysia (ASM)

Author: Farah Diana Ariffin and Roziah Ali

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited

DOI: 10.26480/asm.02.2024.78.83

The study focuses on the use of entomotoxicology to detect and quantify malathion, an organophosphorus pesticide, in Chrysomya megacephala larvae feeding on malathion-exposed decomposing cow lung. Malathion, often used in agriculture and medicine, can affect insect life cycles, potentially leading to inaccuracies in estimating the minimum post-mortem interval (mPMI) in forensic cases. The study optimized the extraction method of malathion from maggots and used Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS) for detection. Despite successful chromatographic separation of malathion, the pesticide could not be detected in the larvae, suggesting the need for further research using more realistic models. The findings highlight challenges in forensic entomotoxicology and underscore the need for further research with adequate sample sizes and real-world crime scene models.
Pages 78-83
Year 2024
Issue 2
Volume 8

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