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. 2012 Sep;2(9):679–683. doi: 10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60209-3

Table 4. Hatchability (%) of controls and eggs exposed to UV-C for 5 minutes.

Species Distance (cm) Eggs Days post irradiation
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
D. pteronyssinus 55 Control 0 0 24 60 76 84 88
Irradiated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Control 0 0 0 30 40 54 82
Irradiated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Control 0 4 14 32 52 68 74
Irradiated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. farinae 55 Control 0 0 28 56 84 96 96
Irradiated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Control 0 4 4 24 42 52 58
Irradiated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Control 0 10 32 46 52 52 60
Irradiated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0