| black soldier fly (diptera: stratiomyidae) colonization of pig carrion in south georgia. | the black soldier fly, hermetia illucens (l.), is thought to colonize corpses 20-30 days postmortem. however, recent observations indicate this might not be true for all cases. therefore, we conducted a study examining colonization by the black soldier fly and other diptera on pig carrion in a plowed field in southern georgia from 20 september through 21 february. our data indicate black soldier flies could colonize a corpse within the first week after death. knowing this information could preve ... | 2005 | 15831010 |