Dr Martin Hall
Scientific Associate
Division: LS Insects Division
Summary
Martin Hall was awarded a BSc from the University of North Wales, Bangor, in 1975 then gained his PhD from Imperial College, London, in 1978. He was awarded the Thomas Henry Huxley Award of the Zoological Society of London for his thesis on blowfly feeding behaviour. Following seven years of work on tsetse flies in Africa, mainly in the Sudan and Zimbabwe, Martin returned to the UK.
In 1989 he joined the Natural History Museum, London, as a research entomologist, studying forensic and veterinary entomology. These fields are related by fly species that develop as larvae both on carrion and on live animals, on the latter causing the disease known as myiasis. Martin has been a consultant on myiasis issues for the Food and Agriculture Organisation (Rome), the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna), the Office International des Epizooties (Paris) and the Arab Organisation for Agricultural Development (Khartoum). Martin has consulted with police forces and legal bodies as a forensic entomologist on more than 150 investigations, mainly of murder. Martin retired in March 2020 but remains a Scientific Associate within the Insects Division of the Life Sciences Department. He was also appointed an Honorary Reader in the Centre for Clinical Pharmacology within the William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, from 01 July 2022 until 30 June 2025
His current research studies the exploitation of vertebrate tissues, living and dead, by blowflies (Calliphoridae) and fleshflies (Sarcophagidae). Martin was awarded a Doctor of Science (DSc) degree on 01/03/2022 from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Medicine of Imperial College for his thesis on this subject area.
The primary objective of current studies of blowfly development on dead tissues is to improve estimates of minimum post-mortem interval in forensic investigations through:-
• Developing temperature-based models for the development of flies.
• Mapping blowfly distributions to aid in determining the likelihood of finding a particular species on a body exposed in a particular habitat.
Fly species developing on live tissues and causing traumatic myiasis have a major impact on livestock welfare and production in the developing economies of central Europe, the Mediterranean basin and the tropics. They can also be involved in forensic cases as indicators of neglect of humans and animals. Current projects aim to:
• Explore the biology of agents of myiasis through micro-computed tomographical studies of developmental stages, especially of the Oestridae.
Qualifications
- DSc, Imperial College London, London
- PhD, Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, United Kingdom, 1975 - 1978
- BSc, University College of North Wales, Bangor, United Kingdom, 1972 - 1975
Degrees
Employment history
- Research Associate, University of Bristol, Tsetse Research Laboratory, United Kingdom, 1982 - 1986
Academic
Non-academic
Research Entomologist, The Natural History Museum, Life Sciences, United Kingdom, 1989 - ongoing
Database Operator, Kilburn and Strode, Patent Agents, Records Department, 1988 - 1988
Technical Cooperation Officer, Overseas Development Administration, ODA and Sudan Government Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Survey, 1979 - 1982
Grants
Old world screwworm fly & Wohlfahrt's wound Myiasis fly.
Role: Principal investigator
Funding: IAEA
Total value £16,187.70 (to Museum £16,187.70)
Dates: 2011 - 2013
Committees
Member, Organising Committee of 4th International Congress of Dipterology, 1998 - 1998.
Treasurer, International Biotherapy Society, 1996 - 1998.
Chair, Special Insect Group on Medical Entomology, Royal Entomological Society, 1992 - 2004.
Member, Library Committee, Royal Entomological Society, 1990 - 1998.
Editorships
Associate editor, Forensic Science International, Elsevier, 2008 - 2015.
Board member, Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Wiley Blackwell, 1999 - on going.
Board member, Bulletin of Entomological Research: containing original and review articles on economic entomology, Cambridge University Press, 1992 - 2007.
Internal Positions
European Association for Forensic Entomology, President 2002 - 2006.
Publications
Walczak K, Szpila K, Nelson L, Pape T, Hall MJR, Alves F, Grzywacz A (2022) Larval morphology of the avian parasitic genus Passeromyia: playing hide and seek with a parastomal bar. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY, doi: 10.1111/mve.12603
Hall MJR, Ghosh D, Martín-Vega D, Clark B, Clatworthy I, Cheke RA, Rogers ME (null) Micro-CT visualization of a promastigote secretory gel (PSG) and parasite plug in the digestive tract of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis infected with Leishmania mexicana. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15 (8) : e0009682 - e0009682. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009682
Martín-Vega D, Wicklein M, Simonsen TJ, Garbout A, Ahmed F, Hall MJR (2021) Anatomical reconfiguration of the optic lobe during metamorphosis in the blow fly Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) revealed by X-ray micro-computed tomography. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 292 : 139 - 149. doi: 10.1016/j.jcz.2021.03.007
Moore HE, Hall MJR, Drijfhout FP, Cody RB, Whitmore D (null) Cuticular hydrocarbons for identifying Sarcophagidae (Diptera). Scientific Reports, 11 (1) : doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-87221-y
Kotzé Z, Aimar S, Amendt J, Anderson GS, Bourguignon L, Hall MJR, Tomberlin JK (null) The Forensic Entomology Case Report—A Global Perspective. Insects, 12 (4) : 283 - 283. doi: 10.3390/insects12040283
Hall MJR (null) The Relationship between Research and Casework in Forensic Entomology. Insects, 12 (2) : 174 - 174. doi: 10.3390/insects12020174
Hall MJR, Martín‐Vega D, Clark B, Ghosh D, Rogers M, Pigoli D, Veriegh FBD, Tetteh‐Kumah A, Osei‐Atweneboana MY, Cheke RA (2021)
Giangaspero A, Barlaam A, Pane S, Marchili MR, Onetti Muda A, Putignani L, Hall MJR (null) Accidental Nasal Myiasis Caused by Megaselia rufipes (Diptera: Phoridae) in a Child. Journal of Medical Entomology, doi: 10.1093/jme/tjaa184
Martín‐Vega D, Clark B, Ferrer LM, López‐Tamayo S, Panadero R, Cepeda‐Palacios R, Colwell DD, Hall MJR (2021) Major differences in the larval anatomy of the digestive and excretory systems of three Oestridae species revealed by
Martín‐Vega D, Clark B, Ferrer LM, López‐Tamayo S, Colwell DD, Hall MJR (2020) Internal morphological changes during metamorphosis in the sheep nasal bot fly,
Oras E, Anderson J, Tõrv M, Vahur S, Rammo R, Remmer S, Mölder M, Malve M, Saag L, Saage R, Teearu-Ojakäär A, Peets P, Tambets K, Metspalu M, Lees DC, Barclay MVL, Hall MJR, Ikram S, Piombino-Mascali D (null) Multidisciplinary investigation of two Egyptian child mummies curated at the University of Tartu Art Museum, Estonia (Late/Graeco-Roman Periods). PLOS ONE, 15 (1) : e0227446 - e0227446. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227446
Beutler M, Hart A, Hall MJR (2020) The use of wing fray and sex ratios to determine the origin of flies at an indoor crime scene. Forensic Science International, 307 : 110104 - 110104. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.110104
Hofer IMJ, Hart AJ, Martín-Vega D, Hall MJR (2020) Estimating crime scene temperatures from nearby meteorological station data. Forensic Science International, 306 : 110028 - 110028. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.110028
Hall MJR, Martín-Vega D (2019) Visualization of insect metamorphosis. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 374 (1783) : 20190071 - 20190071. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0071
Matuszewski S, Hall MJR, Moreau G, Schoenly KG, Tarone AM, Villet MH (2020) Pigs vs people: the use of pigs as analogues for humans in forensic entomology and taphonomy research. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 134 (2) : 793 - 810. doi: 10.1007/s00414-019-02074-5
Dawnay N, Flamson R, Hall MJR, Steadman DW (2018) Impact of sample degradation and inhibition on field-based DNA identification of human remains. Forensic Science International: Genetics, 37 : 46 - 53. doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2018.07.018
Martín-Vega D, Garbout A, Ahmed F, Wicklein M, Goater CP, Colwell DD, Hall MJR (null) 3D virtual histology at the host/parasite interface: visualisation of the master manipulator, Dicrocoelium dendriticum, in the brain of its ant host. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) : doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-26977-2
Macleod N, Hall MJR, Wardhana AH (2018) Towards the automated identification of Chrysomya blow flies from wing images. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 32 (3) : 323 - 333. doi: 10.1111/mve.12302
Martín-Vega D, Garbout A, Ahmed F, Ferrer LM, Lucientes J, Colwell DD, Hall MJR (2018) Micro-computed tomography visualization of the vestigial alimentary canal in adult oestrid flies. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 32 (3) : 378 - 382. doi: 10.1111/mve.12301
Limsopatham K, Hall MJR, Zehner R, Zajac BK, Verhoff MA, Sontigun N, Sukontason K, Sukontason KL, Amendt J (null) A molecular, morphological, and physiological comparison of English and German populations of Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae). PLOS ONE, 13 (12) : e0207188 - e0207188. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207188
Sivell D, Hall MJR (2018) Neoleria propinqua Collin (Diptera, Heleomyzidae) in South Kensington.. Dipterist's Digest, 25 : 87 - 90.
Martín-Vega D, Simonsen TJ, Wicklein M, Hall MJR (2017) Age estimation during the blow fly intra-puparial period: a qualitative and quantitative approach using micro-computed tomography. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 131 (5) : 1429 - 1448. doi: 10.1007/s00414-017-1598-2
Grzywacz A, Hall MJR, Pape T, Szpila K (2017) Muscidae (Diptera) of forensic importance—an identification key to third instar larvae of the western Palaearctic region and a catalogue of the muscid carrion community. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 131 (3) : 855 - 866. doi: 10.1007/s00414-016-1495-0
Martín-Vega D, Simonsen TJ, Hall MJR (2017) Looking into the puparium: Micro-CT visualization of the internal morphological changes during metamorphosis of the blow fly,Calliphora vicina, with the first quantitative analysis of organ development in cyclorrhaphous dipterans. Journal of Morphology, 278 (5) : 629 - 651. doi: 10.1002/jmor.20660
Hall MJR, Simonsen TJ, Martín-Vega D (2017) The ‘dance’ of life: visualizing metamorphosis during pupation in the blow fly Calliphora vicina by X-ray video imaging and micro-computed tomography. Royal Society Open Science, 4 (1) : 160699 - 160699. doi: 10.1098/rsos.160699
Caroline Ware , miranda lowe , duncan sivell , anne baker , Tristan Bantock , maxwell barclay , Gay Carr , Larissa Cooper , Len Ellis , Martin Hall , Eric Hollowday , Martin Honey , Dave John , John Martin , Notton DG, Daniel Osborne , Adrian Rundle , Emma Sherlock , Bryan Tabor , Thomas J. Thomas , Holger Thüs , John Tovey , Pat Wolseley (2016) Further developments of the flora and fauna of the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London –Twenty years of species recording. London Naturalist, 95 : 45 - 159.
Hofer IMJ, Hart AJ, Martín-Vega D, Hall MJR (2017) Optimising crime scene temperature collection for forensic entomology casework. Forensic Science International, 270 : 129 - 138. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.11.019
Martín-Vega D, Hall MJR, Simonsen TJ (2016) Resolving Confusion in the Use of Concepts and Terminology in Intrapuparial Development Studies of Cyclorrhaphous Diptera. Journal of Medical Entomology, 53 (6) : 1249 - 1251. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjw081
Marangi M, Hall MJR, Aitken A, Ready PD, Giangaspero A (2016) Origins of Wohlfahrtia magnifica in Italy based on the identification of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene haplotypes. Parasitology Research, 115 (2) : 483 - 487. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4764-9
Hall MJR, Wall RL, Stevens JR (2016) Traumatic Myiasis: A Neglected Disease in a Changing World. Annual Review of Entomology, 61 (1) : 159 - 176. doi: 10.1146/annurev-ento-010715-023655
Martín-Vega D, Hall MJR (2016) Estimating the age of Calliphora vicina eggs (Diptera: Calliphoridae): determination of embryonic morphological landmarks and preservation of egg samples. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 130 : 845 - 854. doi: 10.1007/s00414-015-1308-x
GRZYWACZ A, HALL MJR, PAPE T (2015) Morphology successfully separates third instar larvae ofMuscina. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 29 (3) : 314 - 329. doi: 10.1111/mve.12117
Amendt J, Anderson GS, Campobasso C, Dadour I, Gaudry E, Hall MJR, de Carvalho Moretti T, Sukontason KL, Villet MH (2015) Chapter 29 - Standard Practices in Part 5. Dimensions and Frontiers of Forensic Entomology, In: Forensic Entomology: International Dimensions and Frontiers, Tomberlin JK, Benbow ME (Eds). CRC Press :
Hall MJR (2015) Introduction to European Chapters, in Part 2. History, Accomplishments, and Challenges of Forensic Entomology in Europe, In: Forensic Entomology: International Dimensions and Frontiers, Tomberlin JK, Benbow ME (Eds). CRC Press :
Hall MJR, Whitaker AP, Hart AJ (2015) United Kingdom, in Part 2. History, Accomplishments, and Challenges of Forensic Entomology in Europe, In: Forensic Entomology: International Dimensions and Frontiers, Tomberlin JK, Benbow ME (Eds). CRC Press :
Grzywacz A, Góral T, Szpila K, Hall MJR (2014) Confocal laser scanning microscopy as a valuable tool in Diptera larval morphology studies. Parasitology Research, 113 (11) : 4297 - 4302. doi: 10.1007/s00436-014-4125-0
Hall MJR, MacLeod N, Wardhana AH (2014) Use of wing morphometrics to identify populations of the Old World screwworm fly, Chrysomya bezziana (Diptera: Calliphoridae): A preliminary study of the utility of museum specimens. Acta Tropica, 138 : S49 - S55. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.03.023
Ready PD, Wardhana AH, Adams ZJO, Sotiraki S, Hall MJR (2014) Improved method for screening mitochondrial cytochrome b markers to identify regional populations of the Old World screwworm fly and other myiasis agents. Acta Tropica, 138 : S42 - S48. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.07.001
Sulston ECJ, Wardhana AH, Hall MJR, Logan JG, Gezan SA, Cameron MM (2014) Combining cattle and wound-derived synthetic attractants, POC and Bezzilure B, for sampling Chrysomya bezziana in Indonesia. Acta Tropica, 138 : S69 - S75. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.04.017
Wardhana AH, Cecchi G, Muharsini S, Cameron MM, Ready PD, Hall MJR (2014) Environmental and phylogeographical determinants of the distribution of the Old World screwworm fly in Indonesia. Acta Tropica, 138 : S62 - S68. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.06.001
Grzywacz A, Lindström A, Hall MJR (2014) Hydrotaea similis Meade (Diptera: Muscidae) newly reported from a human cadaver: A case report and larval morphology. Forensic Science International, 242 : e34 - e43. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.07.014
Bhadra P, Hart AJ, Hall MJR (2014) Factors affecting accessibility to blowflies of bodies disposed in suitcases. Forensic Science International, 239 : 62 - 72. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.03.020
SZPILA K, PAPE T, HALL MJR, MĄDRA A (2014) Morphology and identification of first instars of European and Mediterranean blowflies of forensic importance. Part III: Calliphorinae. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 28 (2) : 133 - 142. doi: 10.1111/mve.12021
GIANGASPERO A, BRIANTI E, TRAVERSA D, HALL MJR (2014) A retrospective and geographical epidemiological survey of traumatic myiasis in southern Italy. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 28 (4) : 391 - 397. doi: 10.1111/mve.12071
Szpila K, Hall MJR, Wardhana AH, Pape T (2014) Morphology of the first instar larva of obligatory traumatic myiasis agents (Diptera: Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae). Parasitology Research, 113 (5) : 1629 - 1640. doi: 10.1007/s00436-014-3808-x
Dixon M, Page GS, Hall MJR (2014) Clinical image: The Bot fly. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 107 (4) : 163 - 164. doi: 10.1177/0141076814523265
Wardhana AH, Cameron MM, Muharsini S, Hall MJR (2013) Evaluation of mating behaviour and mating compatibility methods for the Old World screwworm fly, Chrysomya bezziana. Jurnal Ilmu Ternak dan Veteriner, 18 (4) : 265 - 273. doi: 10.14334/jitv.v18i4.333
SZPILA K, HALL MJR, PAPE T, GRZYWACZ A (2013) Morphology and identification of first instars of the European and Mediterranean blowflies of forensic importance. Part II. Luciliinae. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 27 (4) : 349 - 366. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2012.01059.x
SZPILA K, HALL MJR, SUKONTASON KL, TANTAWI TI (2013) Morphology and identification of first instars of the European and Mediterranean blowflies of forensic importance. Part I: Chrysomyinae. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 27 (2) : 181 - 193. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2012.01030.x
Richards CS, Rowlinson CC, Cuttiford L, Grimsley R, Hall MJR (2013) Decomposed liver has a significantly adverse affect on the development rate of the blowfly Calliphora vicina. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 127 (1) : 259 - 262. doi: 10.1007/s00414-012-0697-3
Richards CS, Rowlinson CC, Hall MJR (2013) Effects of storage temperature on the change in size of Calliphora vicina larvae during preservation in 80% ethanol. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 127 (1) : 231 - 241. doi: 10.1007/s00414-012-0683-9
Richards CR, Rowlinson CC, HALL MJR (2013) First full developmental data set for Calliphora vomitoria and a consideration of the accumulated degree hour developmental model. International Journal of Legal Medicine,
Wardhana AH, Hall MJR, Mahamdallie SS, Muharsini S, Cameron MM, Ready PD (2012) Phylogenetics of the Old World screwworm fly and its significance for planning control and monitoring invasions in Asia. International Journal for Parasitology, 42 (8) : 729 - 738. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.04.017
Frutos P, Hoste H, Sotiraki S, Hall M, Jackson F (2012) Specificities of parasitism in goats and sheep: Interactions with nutrition and control strategies. Small Ruminant Research, 103 (1) : 1 - 2. doi: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.10.024
HALL M, WHITAKER A, RICHARDS C (2012) Forensic Entomology, Chapter 8, In: Forensic Ecology Handbook: From Crime Scene to Court, Marquez-Grant N, Roberts J (Eds). Wiley-Blackwell : 111 - 140.
Lindsay SW, Lindsay TC, Duprez J, Hall MJR, Kwambana BA, Jawara M, Nurudeen IU, Sallah N, Wyatt N, D'Alessandro U, Pinder M, Antonio M (null) Chrysomya putoria, a Putative Vector of Diarrheal Diseases. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 6 (11) : e1895 - e1895. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001895
Richards CS, Simonsen TJ, Abel RL, Hall MJR, Schwyn DA, Wicklein M (2012) Virtual forensic entomology: Improving estimates of minimum post-mortem interval with 3D micro-computed tomography. Forensic Science International, 220 (1-3) : 251 - 264. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.03.012
Sotiraki S, Hall MJR (2012) A review of comparative aspects of myiasis in goats and sheep in Europe. Small Ruminant Research, 103 (1) : 75 - 83. doi: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.10.021
WARDHANA AH, Muharsini S, READY PD, Cameron MM, HALL MJR (2012) Geographical characteristics of Chrysomya bezziana based on external morphology study. Indonesian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences (Jurnal Ilmu Ternak dan Veteriner), 17 : 36 - 48.
Amendt J, Richards CS, Campobasso CP, Zehner R, Hall MJR (2011) Forensic entomology: applications and limitations. Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology, 7 (4) : 379 - 392. doi: 10.1007/s12024-010-9209-2
Dyer NA, Ravel S, Choi K-S, Darby AC, Causse S, Kapitano B, Hall MJR, Steen K, Lutumba P, Madinga J, Torr SJ, Okedi LM, Lehane MJ, Donnelly MJ (null) Cryptic Diversity within the Major Trypanosomiasis Vector Glossina fuscipes Revealed by Molecular Markers. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 5 (8) : e1266 - e1266. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001266
Iqbal J, Hira PR, Marzouk MM, Al‐Ali F, Shelahi F, Khalid N, WyattHall NMJR (2011) Pressure sores and myiasis: flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) complicating a decubitus ulcer. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 105 (1) : 91 - 94. doi: 10.1179/136485910x12851868780469
Slesak G, Inthalad S, Strobel M, Marschal M, Hall MJR, Newton PN (2011) Chromoblastomycosis after a leech bite complicated by myiasis: a case report. BMC Infectious Diseases, 11 (1) : doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-14
Sotiraki S, Farkas R, Hall MJR (2010) Fleshflies in the flesh: Epidemiology, population genetics and control of outbreaks of traumatic myiasis in the Mediterranean Basin. Veterinary Parasitology, 174 (1-2) : 12 - 18. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.010
Whitehorn JS, Whitehorn C, Thakrar NA, Hall MJR, Godfrey-Faussett P, Bailey R (2010) The dangers of an adventurous partner: Cordylobia anthropophaga infestation in London. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 104 (5) : 374 - 375. doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.09.005
HALL MJR, RICHARDS CS, WHITAKER AP (2010) Forensic entomology advances. A detailed look at the current and future applications of entomology in crime scene investigation. Forensic Technology Review, 1 : 140 - 150.
FARKAS R, HALL MJR, BOUZAGOU AK, LHOR Y, KHALLAAYOUNE K (2009) Traumatic myiasis in dogs caused byWohlfahrtia magnificaand its importance in the epidemiology of wohlfahrtiosis of livestock. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 23 : 80 - 85. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2008.00772.x
HALL MJR, ADAMS ZJO, WYATT NP, TESTA JM, EDGE W, NIKOLAUSZ M, FARKAS R, READY PD (2009) Morphological and mitochondrial DNA characters for identification and phylogenetic analysis of the myiasis-causing flesh flyWohlfahrtia magnificaand its relatives, with a description ofWohlfahrtia monegrosensissp. n. Wyatt & Hall. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 23 : 59 - 71. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2008.00779.x
HALL MJR, TESTA JM, SMITH L, ADAMS ZJO, KHALLAAYOUNE K, SOTIRAKI S, STEFANAKIS A, FARKAS R, READY PD (2009) Molecular genetic analysis of populations of Wohlfahrt’s wound myiasis fly,Wohlfahrtia magnifica, in outbreak populations from Greece and Morocco. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 23 : 72 - 79. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2009.00780.x
HALL MJR, WARDHANA AH, SHAHHOSSEINI G, ADAMS ZJO, READY PD (2009) Genetic diversity of populations of Old World screwworm fly,Chrysomya bezziana, causing traumatic myiasis of livestock in the Gulf region and implications for control by sterile insect technique. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 23 : 51 - 58. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2008.00778.x
READY PD, TESTA JM, WARDHANA AH, AL-IZZI M, KHALAJ M, HALL MJR (2009) Phylogeography and recent emergence of the Old World screwworm fly,Chrysomya bezziana, based on mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 23 : 43 - 50. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2008.00771.x
Evans-Jones JG, Mcgarry J, Hall M (2009) An entomological surprise. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 20 (7) : 517 - 518. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009081
HALL MJR, WHITAKER A (2009) Forensic entomology at the Natural History Museum. Naturefirst, 54 : 23 - 26.
DYER N, LAWTON S, RAVEL S, CHOI K, LEHANE M, ROBINSON A, OKEDI L, HALL M, SOLANO P, DONNELLY M (2008) Molecular phylogenetics of tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) based on mitochondrial (COI, 16S, ND2) and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences, with an emphasis on the palpalis group. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 49 (1) : 227 - 239. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.07.011
HALL MJR (2008) New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) and Old World screwworm (Chrysomya bezziana), In: Chapter 2.1.10 in, Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals (mammals, birds and bees). Sixth Edition, Volume 1, OiE, World Organisation for Animal Health : Paris, France. 265 - 275.
HALL MJR, Brown T, Jones P, Clark D (2008) Forensic Sciences, In: The Scientific Investigation of Mass Graves: towards protocols and standard operating procedures, Cox M, Flavel A, Hanson I, Laver J, Wessling R (Eds). Cambridge University Press, USA : xxx + 562 pp. 463 - 497.
Hart AJ, WHITAKER AP, HALL MJR (2008) The use of forensic entomology in criminal investigations:how it can be of benefit to SIOs. The Journal of Homicide and Major Incident Investigation, 4 : 37 - 47.
WHITAKER A, HALL MJR (2008) Forensic entomology: using insects to solve crime. Catalyst, 19 : 1 - 3.
CORK A, HALL MJR (2007) Development of an odour-baited target for female New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax: studies with host baits and synthetic wound fluids. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 21 (1) : 85 - 92. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00661.x
Amendt J, Campobasso CP, Gaudry E, Reiter C, LeBlanc HN, J. R. Hall M (2007) Best practice in forensic entomology—standards and guidelines. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 121 (2) : 90 - 104. doi: 10.1007/s00414-006-0086-x
Amendt J, HALL MJR (2007) Forensic entomology - Standards and guidelines. Forensic Science International, 169S :
HALL MJR, Amendt J (2007) Forensic Entomology - Scientific foundations and applications. Forensic Science International, 169S :
Colwell DD, HALL M, Scholl PJ (2006) A synopsis of the biology, host, distribution, disease and management of the genera, In: The Oestrid Flies: Biology, Host-Parasite Relationships, Impact and Management, Colwell DD, Hall M, Scholl PJ (Eds). CAB International : Oxford, UK. 359 pp. 220 - 305.
Colwell DD, HALL MJR, Scholl PJ (2006) The Oestrid Flies: biology, host-parasite relationships, impact and management. CABI Publishing : Wallingford, UK and Cambridge, USA.
Diakakis N, Papadopoulos E, Hall MJR, Desiris A (2006) Post-traumatic complication due to Wohlfahrtia magnifica larvae on a horse. Veterinary Record, 158 (5) : 170 - 172. doi: 10.1136/vr.158.5.170
Donovan SE, Hall MJR, Turner BD, Moncrieff CB (2006) Larval growth rates of the blowfly, Calliphora vicina, over a range of temperatures. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 20 (1) : 106 - 114. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00600.x
HALL MJR (2006) Forensic entomology: activities for schools. Science in School, 3 : 84 - 85.
HALL MJR, BRANDT AP (2006) Forensic Entomology. Science in School, 2 :
Siddig A, Al Jowary S, Al Izzi M, Hopkins J, Hall MJR, Slingenbergh J (2005) Seasonality of Old World screwworm myiasis in the Mesopotamia valley in Iraq. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 19 (2) : 140 - 150. doi: 10.1111/j.0269-283x.2005.00556.x
Farkas R, Hell E, Hall MJR, Gyurkovszky M (2005) In vitro rearing of the screwworm fly Wohlfahrtia magnifica. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 19 (1) : 22 - 26. doi: 10.1111/j.0269-283x.2005.00529.x
Siddig A, Al Jowary S, Al Izzi M, Hopklins J, HALL MJR, Slingenbergh J (2005) The seasonality of Old World screwworm (Chrysomya bezziana) in the Mesopotamia valley in Iraq. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 19 : 140 - 150.
Sotiraki S, Stefanakis A, Hall MJR, Farkas R, Graf JF (2005) Wohlfahrtiosis in sheep and the role of dicyclanil in its prevention. Veterinary Parasitology, 131 (1-2) : 107 - 117. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.04.026
Sotiraki S, Stefanakis A, Hall MJR, Graf JF (2005) Field trial of the efficacy of dicyclanil for the prevention of wohlfahrtiosis of sheep. Veterinary Record, 156 (2) : 37 - 40. doi: 10.1136/vr.156.2.37
HALL MJR (2004) Forensic Entomology. Chapter 35, section VII., In: Standard Operating Procedures for the Investigation of Mass Graves, M. C, Hanson I, Wessling R, Flavel A, Laver J (Eds). International Forensic Centre of Excellence for the Investigation of Genocide (INFORCE) : Bournemouth. 262 - 271.
HALL MJR (2004) New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) and Old World screwworm (Chrysomya bezziana), In: Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals (mammals, birds and bees), World Organisation for Animal Health : Paris, France. 1178 pp. 370 - 379.
HALL MJR, READY PD (2004) Controlling the spread of screwworm flies. NHM Magazine, 4 : 22 - 24.
HALL M, Wall R (2004) Biting flies: their role in the mechanical transmission of trypanosomes to livestock and methods for their control, In: The Trypanosomiases, Maudlin I, Holmes PH, Miles MA (Eds). CAB Publishing : 614 pp. 573 - 583.
HIRA PR, OKASHA G, DISNEY RHL, ASSAD RM, MUTAWALI KEH, HALL MJR, IQBAL J, AL-ALI FM (2004) MYIASIS IN KUWAIT: NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS CAUSED BY LUCILIA SERICATA AND MEGASELIA SCALARIS. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 70 (4) : 386 - 389. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.70.386
Adams ZJO, Hall MJR (2003) Methods used for the killing and preservation of blowfly larvae, and their effect on post-mortem larval length. Forensic Science International, 138 (1-3) : 50 - 61. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.08.010
Farkas R, HALL MJR, Bouzagou AK, Lhor Y (2003) Are dogs important in the epidemiology of wohlfahrtiosis in northern Morocco?. Good M, Hall MJ, Losson B, O’Brien D, Pithan K, Sol J (Eds). EC Directorate General for Research : Brussels. 172 - 176.
Good M, HALL MJ, Losson B, O’Brien D, Pithan K, Sol J (2003) Mange and myiasis of livestock. (Proceedings of final workshop held at University of Bari, Italy, 19-22 September 2002). EC Directorate General for Research : Brussels.
Hall MJR, Hutchinson RA, Farkas R, Adams ZJO, Wyatt NP (2003) A comparison of LucitrapsR and sticky targets for sampling the blowfly Lucilia sericata. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 17 (3) : 280 - 287. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2003.00440.x
HALL MJR (2003) The relationship between forensic science and entomology. Good M, Hall MJ, Losson B, O’Brien D, Pithan K, Sol J (Eds). EC Directorate General for Research : Brussels. 6 - 12.
Sales MJ, Ferrer D, Castellà J, Borràs D, Hall MJR (2003) Myiasis in two Hermann's tortoises (Testudo hermanni ). Veterinary Record, 153 (19) : 600 - 601. doi: 10.1136/vr.153.19.600
Sotiraki S, Stefanakis A, Hall MJR (2003) Assessment of cypermethrin and doramectin for controlling wohlfahrtiosis in Crete. Veterinary Parasitology, 116 (4) : 327 - 332. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.07.010
Sotiraki S, Stefanakis A, HALL MJR (2003) Assessment of different drugs for the control of wohlfahrtiosis in Crete. Good M, Hall MJ, Losson B, O’Brien D, Pithan K, Sol J (Eds). EC Directorate General for Research : Brussels. 195 - 198.
Torr S, HALL MJR (2003) Report on Medical and Veterinary Special Interest Group Meeting, 2nd April 2003 “Interactions between agriculture and insects of medical and veterinary importance”. Antenna, 28 : 269 - 275.
Hall MJR, Edge W, Testa JM, Adams ZJO, Ready PD (2001) Old World screwworm fly, Chrysomya bezziana , occurs as two geographical races. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 15 (4) : 393 - 402. doi: 10.1046/j.0269-283x.2001.00327.x
Farkas R, Szántó Z, Hall M (2001) Traumatic myiasis of geese in Hungary. Veterinary Parasitology, 95 (1) : 45 - 52. doi: 10.1016/s0304-4017(00)00409-x
Sherman RA, Hall MJR, Thomas S (2000) Medicinal Maggots: An Ancient Remedy for Some Contemporary Afflictions. Annual Review of Entomology, 45 (1) : 55 - 81. doi: 10.1146/annurev.ento.45.1.55
Mallon PWG, Evans M, Hall M, Bailey R (1999) “Something moving in my head”. The Lancet, 354 (9186) : 1260 - 1260. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(99)06246-7
Farkas R, Hall MJR (1998) Prevalence of traumatic myiasis in Hungary: a questionnaire survey of veterinarians. Veterinary Record, 143 (16) : 440 - 443. doi: 10.1136/vr.143.16.440
HALL MJR, FARKAS R, CHAINEY JE (1998) Use of odour‐baited sticky boards to trap tabanid flies and investigate repellents. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 12 (3) : 241 - 245. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1998.00107.x
ROSEN , HOROWITZ , BRAVERMAN , HALL , WYATT (1998) Dual infestation of a leopard by Wohlfahrtia magnifica and Lipoptena chalcomelaena. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 12 (3) : 313 - 314. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1998.00102.x
COLWELL DD, MARTINEZ-MORENO , MARTINEZ-MORENO , HERNANDEZ-RODRIGUEZ , DE LA FUENTE-LOPEZ , ALUNDA , HALL (1998) Comparative scanning electron microscopy of third-instar Hypoderma spp. (Diptera: Oestridae). Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 12 (2) : 181 - 186. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1998.00098.x
Hall MJ (1997) Traumatic myiasis of sheep in Europe: a review.. Parassitologia, 39 (4) : 409 - 413.
Farkas R, Hall MJR, Kelemen F (1997) Wound myiasis of sheep in Hungary. Veterinary Parasitology, 69 (1-2) : 133 - 144. doi: 10.1016/s0304-4017(96)01110-7
Hira PR, Hall MJR, Hajj B, AlAli F, Farooq R, Muzairai IA (1997) Human myiasis in Kuwait due to Oestrus ovis, Psychoda species and Megaselia species. MEDICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, 6 (3) : 129 - 136.
Chainey JE, Hall MJR (1996) A new genus and three new species of Pangoniini (Diptera: Tabanidae) from Bolivia. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 91 (3) : 307 - 312. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02761996000300010
Farkas R, Hall MJR, Daniel M, Börzsönyi L (1996) Efficacy of ivermectin and moxidectin injection against larvae of wohlfahrtia magnifica (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in sheep. Parasitology Research, 82 (1) : 82 - 86. doi: 10.1007/s004360050073
Hall MJR (1995) Trapping the flies that cause myiasis: their responses to host-stimuli. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 89 (4) : 333 - 357. doi: 10.1080/00034983.1995.11812964
Hall M, Wall R (1995) Myiasis of Humans and Domestic Animals. null, 257 - 334. doi: 10.1016/s0065-308x(08)60073-1
HALL MJR, FARKAS R, KELEMEN F, HOSIER MJ, EL-KHOGA JM (1995) Orientation of agents of wound myiasis to hosts and artificial stimuli in Hungary. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 9 (1) : 77 - 84. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1995.tb00120.x
Chainey JE, Hall MJ, Aramayo B. JL, Bettella P (1994) A preliminary checklist and key to the genera and subgenera of Tabanidae (Diptera) of Bolivia with particular reference to Santa Cruz Department. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 89 (3) : 321 - 345. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02761994000300007
HIRA PR, HAJJ B, ALALI F, HALL MJR (1993) OPHTHALMOMYIASIS IN KUWAIT - 1ST REPORT OF INFECTIONS DUE TO THE LARVAE OF ESTRUS-OVIS BEFORE AND AFTER THE GULF CONFLICT. JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 96 (4) : 241 - 244.
GREEN CH, HALL MJR, FERGIANI M, CHIRICO J, HUSNI M (1993) Attracting adult New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax, to odour-baited targets in the field. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 7 (1) : 59 - 65. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1993.tb00652.x
Torr SJ, Hall MJR (1992) Odour-baited targets to control New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae): a preliminary study. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 82 (3) : 417 - 423. doi: 10.1017/s0007485300041213
McGARRY JW, GUSBI AM, BAKER A, HALL MJR, MEGADEMI KE (1992) Phoretic and parasitic mites infesting the New World screwworm fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax, following sterile insect releases in Libya. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 6 (3) : 255 - 260. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1992.tb00615.x
Fox M, Jacobs D, Hall M, Bennett M (1992) Tumbu fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga) myiasis in a quarantined dog in England. Veterinary Record, 130 (5) : 100 - 101. doi: 10.1136/vr.130.5.100
LINDQUIST DA, ABUSOWA M, HALL MJR (1992) The New World screwworm fly in Libya: a review of its introduction and eradication. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 6 (1) : 2 - 8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1992.tb00027.x
Hall MJR, Langley PA (1989) The responses of individual males in an isolated population of Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood (Diptera: Glossinidae) to pheromone-baited decoy ‘females’. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 79 (2) : 319 - 334. doi: 10.1017/s0007485300018307
Langley PA, Hall MJR, Felton T, Ceesay M (1988) Determining the age of tsetse flies, Glossina spp. (Diptera: Glossinidae): an appraisal of the pteridine fluorescence technique. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 78 (3) : 387 - 395. doi: 10.1017/s000748530001316x
HALL MJR (1988) Use of fluorescent pigments for the automatic marking of tsetse flies in traps. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 2 (2) : 171 - 176. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1988.tb00067.x
Hall MJR (1987) The orientation of males of Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood (Diptera: Glossinidae) to pheromone-baited decoy ‘females’ in the field. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 77 (3) : 487 - 495. doi: 10.1017/s0007485300011974
HALL MJR, LANGLEY PA (1987) Development of a system for sterilizing tsetse flies, Glossina spp., in the Held. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 1 (2) : 201 - 210. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1987.tb00345.x
Langley PA, Hall MJR (1986) Tsetse control by autosterilization. Parasitology Today, 2 (4) : 125 - 126. doi: 10.1016/0169-4758(86)90048-7
Hall MJR (1984) Trap oriented behaviour of red banded blister beetles, Mylabris designata var. hacolyssa Rochebrune (Coleoptera: Meloidae), in the Sudan.. Bulletin of Entomological Research: containing original and review articles on economic entomology, 74 : 103 - 112.
HALL MJR (1980) Circadian rhythm of proboscis extension responsiveness in the blowfly: central control of threshold changes. Physiological Entomology, 5 (3) : 223 - 233. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1980.tb00230.x
HALL MJR (1980) Central control of tarsal thresholds for proboscis extension in the blowfly. Physiological Entomology, 5 (1) : 17 - 24. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1980.tb00208.x
Gatehouse AG, Hall MJR (1976) The effect of isolation on flight and on the pre-oviposition period in unmated Dysdercus superstitiosus.. Phsiological Entomology, 1 : 15 - 19.
Supervision
Doctorate (PhD) Joint supervisor to Mactaggart M
Co supervisor(s): Hall MJR
Post-feeding larval dispersal of forensically important blowflies
Funding: The University of Winchester 175th Anniversary Scholarship
1/12/2015 - 1/12/2018.
Doctorate equivalent (PhD) Co-supervisor to LeBlanc HN
Co supervisor(s): Hall MJR
Olfactory stimuli associated with the different stages of vertebrate decomposition and their role in the attraction of the blowfly Calliphora vomitoria (Diptera: Calliphoridae) to carcasses
Doctorate (PhD) Co-supervisor to Wardhana A
Co supervisor(s): Ready PD
Phylogeography of the Old World screwworm fly, Chrysomya bezziana, and its implications for myiasis control
Doctorate (PhD) Lead supervisor to Whitaker A
Co supervisor(s): Hall MJR
Development of blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) on pig and human cadavers: implications for forensic entomology casework