Effects of UV-Radiation on the Larvae of the Lesser Mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer)(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Their Progeny

Faruki, Saiful Islam; Das, Dipali Rani; Khatun, Salma

doi:10.3923/jbs.2005.444.448

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“…These results agreed with the findings of Ayvaz, et al [66] who reported that incubation period of Ephestia Kuehniella and Carda cautella increased with increasing exposure periods. Also we showed that both larval and pupal mortality were directly proportional to exposure times and were more sensitive to adults and present results in support with the findings of Guerra, et al [37] and Faruki, et al [43]. However, no significant difference in adult longevity was observed.…”

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“…Thus, the value of reproductive parameters in concert with these parameters decreased with the increase in the age of irradiation. Faruki, et al [43], recorded that the fecundity and fertility of Alphitobius diaperinus eggs resulting from UV-irradiated 2nd and 3rd instar larvae reduced significantly. Hasan, et al [68], observed the reduced fertility in the eggs of the Uzi fly, Exorista sorbillans developing from UV-irradiated pupae.…”

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“…UVC-irradiation is generally less harmful to living organisms than the ionizing radiation as they penetrate only the surface layer of cells [38]. A number of investigators have considered the possibility of using UV-irradiation to control, or at least to suppress the development of various species of stored product insects such as Heliothis virescens F. and H. zea (Boddie) [37], Ephestia cautella ) Walker) [39,40], Tribolium castaneum Duval [41,42], Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) [43], T. confusum, T. costaneum, Cadra cautella (Walker) [44][45][46], Trogoderma granarium Everts [47], Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) [48], Mythimna separate [49] and Rhyzopertha dominica (Fab.) [50].…”

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In this research, three age groups of Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) eggs (1-, 2-and 3-day-old eggs) were exposed to ultraviolet irradiation (UVC) with 254nm wavelength for 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32 and 40 minutes, under controlled conditions. The effect of UVC-irradiation on reproduction and population growth parameters investigated for eggs irradiated for 0.5, 1 and 1.5 minutes. The percentage of egg hatching decreased with increase in UVC exposure time, while for each exposure time, the older eggs were more sensitive than the younger ones. The results indicated that different exposure times of UVC-irradiation could affect the reproduction and population growth parameters. The highest value of net fertility rates was observed in 1, 2 and 3-day-old eggs which were treated with 0.5 min exposure. Both the intrinsic rate of increase (r m) and the net reproductive rate (R 0) decreased with increasing exposure time from 0.5 to 1.5 min while the mean generation time (T c) and doubling time (D T) increased within this irradiation range. The lowest amount of r m was obtained in 1, 2 and 3-day-old eggs which were treated with 1.5 min exposure time. The results showed that UVC-irradiation is an appropriate technique for controlling P. interpunctella.

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“…Low doses of UV-B light can increase the synthesis of Vitamin D in living Organisms (Oonincx et al, 2018) however high doses are dangerous and work as an oxidative stress, which induces hemolysis, that lead to free radicals formation and has lethal affects on living organisms ( Jurkiewicz and Buettner, 1994;Afreen et al, 2006). The effects of UV-radiations have been examined against number of store grain insect pests such as Sitophilus granarius, Alphitobius diaperinus, Tribolium castenium, Tribolium confusium, Cadra cautella, Plodia interpuntella and Collassoburchus maculatous (Aldryhim and Adam, 1999;Faruki et al, 2005Faruki et al, , 2007Bakr, 2013;Heidari et al, 2016). Present investigate worked focused on using (UV-B, 313 nm) light to the controlling of T. castaneum.…”

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Function of Ultraviolet Radiation (UV-B) Light on the Survival of Red Flour Beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and their Body Fitness

Khan¹,

Ali²,

Memon³

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R ed flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) is the major and a worldwide distribution insect pest in store grain that causes quantitative and qualitative damages to flour by feeding. T. castaneum is the most widespread pest in flour mills, warehouses and grocery stores (Garcia et al., 2005; Padin et al., 2002). Losses of grain estimated that post-harvest grain losses exceed $500 million annually and most of the losses are results of organism source such as insects or mycotoxin (Harein Abstract | Red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) is a key insect pest of stored grain. Using radiation is an established method for controlling insect pests in store-grain and a significant stress factor affecting stored grain pests. The Present research work was designed to control T. castaneum through ultraviolet radiation (UV-B 313 nm) light is applied at various timings such as 0, 5, 10, 20, 40 and 60 minutes UV-B light on all developmental stages of T. castaneum. The results revealed that significant mortality was observed in eggs, larvae and pupal stage at all given timings of UV-B light compared with control. Incubation period of eggs, developmental period of larvae and pupae gradually increased as increasing exposure time of UV-B light. Statistically, no significant difference was observed between 5 minutes UV-light and control group on the incubation period of eggs and larval stages. Significantly, adult longevity of T. castaneum was reduced at all given timings of UV-B light as compared to control. However, a significant weight reduction was noticed on larvae, pupae and adult stages from 20, 40 and 60 minutes UV-B light as compared to control. Whereas no statistical difference was observed using 5 and 10 minutes UV-B light as compared with control. Use of UV-B light is a helpful technique for the management of T. castaneum because we found that all developmental stages of T. castaneum showed susceptibility on UV-B light that may be useful for the protection of stored grain products from T. castaneum infestation.

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“…Nuclear techniques are already being practically applied convincingly in various areas of entomology (Bakri et al, 2005). These are used against the different insect pest for suppressing the activity of insects ( Faruki et al, 2005). The immature stages of the insect are most likely vulnerable to radio activity (Tilton and Brower, 1983).…”

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Adult emergence percentage from irradiated fruit flies, Bactrocera zonata and Bactrocera cucurbitae pupae

Naveed¹,

Arif²,

Ahmad³

2015

J. Entomol. Nematol.

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Fruit flies are regarded as one of the most devastating pest of fruits and vegetables on earth planet. Generally chemical control is implemented for their control but it poses lot of eco-environmental concerns so the emphasis is now turning towards eco-friendly management practices. Bio-control is an efficient and environmentally sound approach and augmentation is primarily focus on classical biological control program. In this study, eight sub-sterilizing doses of 0, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 and 80 were tested against Bactrocera zonata and Bactrocera cucurbitae pupae. The results showed that radiation prolong the duration of pupal stage and hatching is reduced by applying radiation. This also shows that when the quantity of the radiation increases, the adult emergence decreases. This study could be very useful in exploiting the potential host for longer period of time for culturing their pupal parasitoids.

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Effects of UV-Radiation on the Larvae of the Lesser Mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer)(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Their Progeny

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References 16 publications

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Function of Ultraviolet Radiation (UV-B) Light on the Survival of Red Flour Beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and their Body Fitness

Adult emergence percentage from irradiated fruit flies, Bactrocera zonata and Bactrocera cucurbitae pupae

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