Afternoon Session Friday June 17, 11
Dr. Huntington w/JB -
HHBP hopes jury had a good lunch (hopefully they didn't have nausea from this morning testimony IMO)
JB - items in trunk of Pontiac Sunfire - opinion of insect activity regards to the garbage bag - anything found outside garbage bag that was of evidentiary value (object-sustain rephrase)
any evidence outside of garbarge bag - insect sweepings ...2 samples outside garbage bag that contained insect material...there was very low number of insect recovered outside - same inside the bag very low numbers.
difference between trash and garbage - specific Webster dictionary - not in dictionary of entomology - he uses them interchangably
aware of paper towels in the trash....maggot activity? paper towels did contain a number of humpback scuttlefly empty puparia cases.....articles in the trash not surprised @ all...maggot looks for spot to pupate hidden, tight fitting ....paper towel has lots nooks and crannies to pupate - often use paper towels in the lab for them to pupate in....
that paper towel used for anything to clean up something that was not a dead body??
what?
specific insects pupate on that area - anthing on that paper towel to see if it was used to clean up decomp material or anything else (object - overrule)
pupation site -ie: paper towel - it associates itself other than food source....they leave source - presence of them indicative of an absence of food.....empty coco0n stage - flies already emerged as adults leave puparia behind....
not during feeding stage - maggots fed pupated and they left - empty crysallis on a tree is analagous....
JB stumbles 3 times for questions....
what attracks these insects to garbage (object-sustain)
what attracted these insects to this trash - tobacco spit...body fluid....decomposes itself these particular type flies very attracted to these....he saw a piece of meat in boloney container.....his professional opinion tobacco spit
these flies are very small - restricted food sources - found them in sealed plastic bucket used to hold anatomical specimines - breeding in there - doesnt suprise him @ all.