Beetles: adult beetles can come in at any time. Larvaes can offer a clue. Diversity of beetles can say how long the body was there..
adult beetles can come and go as they please. absence of grubs.....indicates the body's been there longer..some beetles are victimized by fly predators. :) weather is critical and is the most important factor in stages of development. The wrong temp reporting...can give a lot more variability in conclusion.
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