I am often asked questions about where to find information on forensic entomology. The two books mentioned under "Further Reading" are the only sources for the general reader, and to be understood even these require a substantial background in entomology. Beyond this, there is only specialist literature, consisting of a few books, and a large number of shorter or longer papers in technical journals. The following is a listing of such books and papers as I have found particularly useful. Some of these are taxonomic or general ecological references.

Aldrich, J. M. 1916. Sarcophaga and Allies in North America. Thomas Say Foundation, La Fayette, Indiana, 302 pp.

Goff, M. L., Omori, A. I., and K. Gunatiklake. 1988. Estimation of postmortem interval by arthropod succession: three case studies from the Hawaiian Islands. Amer. Jour. Forensic Med. Pathol. 9:220-225.

Greenburg, B. 1971. Flies as forensic indicators. Jour. Med. Entomol. 28(5):565-577.

Greenburg, B. 1971. Flies and Disease, Vol. 1: Ecology, Classification and Biotic Associations. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, x + 856 pp.

Greenburg, B. 1973. Flies and Disease, Vol. 2: Biology and Disease Transmission. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, xii + 447 pp.

Greenburg, B. 1990a. Nocturnal oviposition behavior of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Jour. Med. Entomol. 27(5):807-810.

Greenburg, B. 1990b. Behavior and postfeeding larvae of some Calliphoridae and a muscid (Diptera). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 83(6):1210-1214.

Hall, D. G. 1948. The Blowfies of North America. Thomas Say Foundation, 477 pp.

Hall, R. D. and K. E. Doisy. 1993. Length of time after death: Effect on attraction and oviposition or larviposition of midsummer blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) of medicolegal importance in Missouri. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 86(5):589-593.

Hall, R. D. and L. H. Townsend. 1986. The blowflies of Virginia. Va. Polytechnic Instit. & St. Univ. Res. Div. Bull. 123, 48 pp.

Lane, R. P. 1975. An investigation into blowfly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) succession on corpses. Jour. Nat. Hist. 9:581-588.

Liu, D. and B. Greenburg. 1989. Immature stages of some flies of forensic importance. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 82:80-93.

Lord, W. D. and J. F. Burger. 1983. Collection and preservation of forensically important entomological materials. Jour. Forensic Sci. 28:936-944.

Lord, W. D., Catts, E. P., Scarboro, D. A., and D. B. Hatfield. 1986. The green blow fly, Lucilia illustris (Meigen), as an indicator of human postmortem interval: A case of homicide from Fort lewis, Washington. Bull. Soc. Vector Ecol. 11(2):271-275.

Melvin, R. 1934. Incubation period of eggs of certain muscoid flies at different constant temperatures. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 27:406-410.

Nuorteva, P. 1977. Sarcosaprophagous insects as forensic indicators. pp. 1072-1095 IN: Forensic Medicine, a Study in Trauma and Environmental Hazards, Vol. II: Physical Trauma, eds. Tedeschi, et al., W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, London, Toronto.

Nuorteva, P., Schumann, H., Isokoski, M., and K. Laiho. 1974. Studies on the possibilities of using blowflies (Dipt., Calliphoridae) as medicolegal indicators in Finland. 2. Four cases where species identification was performed from larvae. Ann. Entomol. Fenn. 40:70-74.

Payne, J. A. 1965. A summer carrion study of the baby pig Sus scrofa Linnaeus. Ecology. 46(5):592-602.

Reed, H. B., Jr. 1958. A study of dog carcass communities in Tennessee, with special reference to the insects. Amer. Midland Nat. 59(1):213-245.

Turner, B. and T. Howard. 1992. Metabolic heat generation in dipteran larval aggregations: a consideration for forensic entomology. Med. Vet. Entomol. 6:179-181.