| a preliminary investigation of insect colonization and succession on remains of rabbits treated with an organophosphate insecticide in el-qalyubiya governorate of egypt. | a preliminary field study in the summer in a rural village in el-qalyubiya governorate (egypt) compared the necrophagous insects colonizing the cadavers of two male rabbits (oryctolagus cunicullus domesticus l.) killed by asphyxia (control), with two poisoned by the organophosphate (op) pesticide pirimiphos-methyl (test). decay of control carcasses was rapid since they reached the skeletal stage in only 19 days. test carcasses did not decay completely, even 40 days post-killing. insect species c ... | 2010 | 21130587 |