LALAT BLOG

In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.
Charles Darwin

forensic entomology / forensic science

December 1, 2020

Q&A with Dr. Raja

This interview has been featured in Smart College Faculty’s bulletin. I would like to thank Ms. Nurul Syahmin for kindly having me in this November edition of the bulletin.

forensic entomology

November 23, 2020

DR. ZUHA tengok bangkai

I have made series of videos to help my student understand decomposition process in the midst of Conditional Movement Control Order. I am presenting you Day 1.

forensic entomology / symposium

September 29, 2020

FORENSIC LESSONS FROM EXTRAORDINARY FLIES

(As published in Forensic Gazette Sept 2020, Issue No.1)

September 18, 2020

New scuttle fly specimen

Megaselia deningi, Disney Megaselia deningi Disney, 1982: 89.Megaselia trivialis auctt. nec Brues, 1911: 544.Megaselia kurahashii Disney, 1985: 261 syn. n. Material ♂, MALAYSIA: Selangor, Taman Tasik Sri Gombak, Batu Caves, flight trap baited with...

Selamat datang ke Lalatologi! Ya, ia segalanya mengenai lalat! Lalat adalah kumpulan serangga bersayap Order Diptera dan boleh ditemui hampir di mana-mana. Boleh dikatakan lalat adalah kumpulan serangga yang paling dominan di bumi kerana memiliki kepelbagaian ekologi dan morfologi. Majoriti larva lalat (ulat atau berenga) hidup membiak dan memakan sisa-sisa organik yang reput menjadikan mereka organisma pengurai semula jadi yang penting, termasuklah kumpulan lalat yang hidup pada mayat dan bangkai. Sifat ini amat berguna dalam siasatan forensik kerana ia boleh dijadikan rujukan untuk menganggar waktu kematian dan bidang profesional ini dikenali sebagai entomologi forensik. Di Lalatologi, anda dapat melihat dengan lebih dekat dunia lalat forensik serta warna-warni diversiti lalat, aktiviti-aktiviti penyelidikan entomologi forensik di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia serta maklumat-maklumat am mengenai lalat. Semoga maklumat yang disampaikan bermanfaat kepada semua!

Yes, it is all about flies! (in Malay, lalat=flies; logi=logy, a suffix “a study of”). Flies are winged insects from Order Diptera and can be discovered almost everywhere. They can be considered as the most dominant group of insects on earth because of their ecological and morphological diversity. Majority of fly larvae (maggots) are important as natural decomposers because they breed and feed on decaying organic materials, including cadavers and carcasses. This behavior can be very useful in forensic investigations as it can be utilized to estimate the time of death – a professional field of study known as forensic entomology. At Lalatologi, discover the world of forensic flies and other colorful diversity of flies, forensic entomology research activities at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and general information about flies!