Determination of post-burial interval using entomology: A review

• Forensic Entomology is a well proven method for the determination of post mortem interval across the world.
• Still there are some aspects which are untouched or on which very little work has been reported in this field.
• Post-burial interval determination is one of such aspects of forensic entomology.
• Thus, in present article we have reviewed various aspects of Post-Burial Interval, its importance and future prospective.

Insects and other arthropods are used in different matters pertinent to the criminal justice system as they play very important role in the decomposition of cadavers. They are used as evidence in a criminal investigation to determine post mortem interval (PMI). Various researches and review articles are available on forensic entomology to determine PMI in the terrestrial environment but very less work has been reported in context to buried bodies. Burring the carcass, is one of the methods used by criminals to conceal the crime. So, to drive the attention of researchers toward this growing field and to help various investigating agencies, the present paper reviews the studies done on determination of post-burial interval (PBI), its importance and future prospective.