Table 4. Hatchability (%) of controls and eggs exposed to UV-C for 5 minutes.
Species | Distance (cm) | Eggs | Days post irradiation |
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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 |