Forensic science is the application of science to criminal and civil laws and the forensic entomology is the science of collecting and analyzing insect evidence to aid in forensic investigations. The review here encompassed the brief details on the criminal and civil issues related information that can be gathered through insects; clues about a crime through insect species succession; insect groups involved in forensic studies; stages of decomposition by insect activity and few case studies. | Forensic entomology - insects role in criminal and civil laws