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- Irradiation is being explored as an effective alternative to traditional quarantine measures for pest control.
- Dosages ranging from 50 to 250 Gy were tested on different life stages of the pest Planococcus minor, with a focus on finding the most tolerant stage and the optimal dosage.
- Results showed that higher dosages (150-250 Gy) significantly reduced survival, reproduction, and fertility across all life stages, with adults being the most resilient and none of the eggs hatching at the most effective dosages.
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Irradiation has been recognized and endorsed as a potential phytosanitary measure that could be an alternative to current quarantine treatments. Dosages of 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250 Gy were used to irradiate three different life stages (eggs, immatures, and adults) of Planococcus minor (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), focusing on females due to its parthenogenesis ability, with an aim to find the most tolerant stage and the most optimal dose to control P. minor. Cobalt 60 was the source of irradiation used. Irradiation of 150-250 Gy has a significant effect on all life stages of P. minor, decreasing its survival rate, percentage of adult reproduction, oviposition, and fertility rate. The adult was the most tolerant life stage in both mortality and fertility rate. All the different irradiated target life stage groups oviposited eggs, but none of the F2 eggs hatched at the most optimal dosage of 150-250 Gy.
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