Aside from body, did you find other food sources for the flies? NO
Was vegetation dry? Not a whole lot of annual vegetation was growing green.
Wounldn't SD county be green in FEB, normally. YES. but it wasn't this year? YES.
SORRY, my finjers iz tirred.
What is life cycle? 23-24 days.
Area where body found N side of E-W valley.
BEETLES, 4 or 5 different species collected.,p.
Body there 2-3 weeks, or longer. YES, Could have been.
So 2-3 weeks in addition to 16th. YEs, could be.
Not having exact weather info affects accuracy of estimates given.
Insects don't function in cold weather. too warm will kill them.