Longevidade e reprodução de Cryptolestes pusillus (Schoenherr) (Col., Cucujidae) após irradiação gama

Adults of the species Cryptolestes pusillus (Schoenherr) were irradiated at ages between 2 and 7 days after emergency, with doses of: 0 (control), 12.5, 25.0, 50.0, 100.0, 200.0, 500.0, 1000.0, 2500.0 and 5000.0 Gy of gamma radiations of Cobalt-60, at a dose rate of 13.2 Gy per minute. After irradiation the insects were divided into two groups, one maintained at 25°C and the other at 30°C, at a relative humidity between 60 and 80 percent. Every two days the insects were observed for mortality. The medium life spans were respectively, at the temperature of 25°C: 65.1, 67.7, 78.8, 81.5, 20.7, 12.3, 12.5, 9.2, 5.8 and 2.6 days. At the temperature of 30°C the medium life spans were 67.5, 119.5, 160.3, 66.2, 10.2, 9.2, 9.4, 6.6, 6.3 and 2.2 days. Similar to the mortality observations, the reproduction was also determinated, and the number of adults emerged was respectively to the radiation doses at 25°C: 19, 11, 14, 16, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0 and 0 individuals. At 30°C the number of emerged adults was 299, 227, 118, 31, 7, 3, 5, 0, 0 and 0 respectively. It was concluded that radiohormesis is observed to a lower extend depending on the temperature, more at higher temperatures and less at lower temperatures, if we consider longevity. No positive effect of radiohormesis could be observed in relation to reproduction in the present study.Insetos adultos da espécie Cryptolesles pusillus (Schoenherr) foram irradiados com idade entre 2 e 7 dias, com as seguintes doses de radiações gama do Cobalto-60: 0 (test.); 12,5; 25,0; 50,0; 100,0; 200,0; 500,0; 1000,0; 2500,0 e 5000,0 Gy, sob uma taxa de dose de 13,2 Gy por minuto. Após a irradiação os insetos foram mantidos em dois grupos, um à temperatura de 25°C e o outro a 30°C, sob umidade relativa entre 60 e 80%. Observou-se a cada dois dias a mortalidade destes insetos, concluindo-se que as vidas médias foram respectivamente as seguintes na temperatura de 25°C : 65,1; 67,7; 78,8; 81,5; 20,7; 12,3; 12,5; 9,2; 5,8 e 2,6 dias. Na temperatura de 30°C as vidas médias foram: 67,5; 119,5; 160,3; 66,2; 10,2; 9,2; 9,4; 6,6; 6,3 e 2,2 dias. Igualmente a cada dois dias foram observados os nascimentos da primeira geração filial, chegando-se aos seguintes resultados quando a temperatura foi de 25°C: 19, 11, 14, 16, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0 e 0 indivíduos. A 30°C foram os seguintes os números dos indivíduos nascidos: 299, 227, 118, 31, 7, 3, 5, 0, 0 e 0, conforme as doses de radiação gama. Concluiu-se que conforme a temperatura a radiohormesis se manisfesta em menor grau (25°C) ou grau mais elevado (30° C) quando as observações se referem à longevidade. Não se observaram efeitos positivos de radiohormesis quanto a reprodução no presente experimento

Control of naturally infested peaches (Prunus persica) by mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) through the use of gamma radiation

Determination of the dose of gamma radiation to disinfest peaches, Prunus pérsica infested with larvae of Ceratitis capitata (Wied., 1824) was made. Fruits were collected in the field, each one holding about nine larvae of the last instar of the fruit-fly. The fruits were irradiated with Cobalt-60 gamma radiation source at the following doses: 0 (control), 25, 50, 100, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000 and 1200 Gy; at a dose rate of 58 Gy per minute. After irradiation the fruits were kept in a climatic chamber with the temperature adjusted between 23 and 27°C, and relative humidity between 65 and 75 percent, until the larvae left the fruits and were transformed into pupae and adults. It was concluded that the lethal dose of gamma radiation for larvae at the last instar, in naturally infested peaches, was 600 Gy and the dose of 50 Gy inhibited completely the emergency of adults.Determinou-se a dose desinfestante de radiações gama para pêssegos, Prunus persica, infestados com larvas da mosca do Mediterrâneo, Ceratitis capitata. Utilizaram-se frutas de procedência conhecida no campo fazendo-se uma amostragem prévia, constatando-se que cada fruta continha em média nove larvas do último ínstar da mosca praga. As frutas foram irradiadas em uma fonte de Cobalto-60 com as seguintes doses de radiação gama: 0 (test.), 25, 50, 100, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000 e 1200 Gy, sob uma taxa de 58 Gy por minuto. Após a irradiação as frutas foram colocadas em câmaras climatizadas com a temperatura variando entre 23 e 27°C e a umidade relativa variando entre 65 e 75%. Aguardou-se que as larvas deixassem as frutas e se transformassem em pupas e adultos. A dose letal para larvas, pelos resultados obtidos no experimento, concluiu-se ser de 600 Gy. A dose letal para pupas provenientes de larvas irradiadas dentro das frutas foi de 50 Gy, impedindo totalmente a emergência de adultos

Word, Voice, and Medium: On the Aesthetic-Ideological Character of Jan Čep’s Radio Essays During the Cold War

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„Tisknou pečlivě prosté i vzácné knihy…“ K dějinám tiskařské firmy rodiny Krylů

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Writing with an Eye on the Jail Cell Wall… An Essay on the Prison Poems of Václav Renč

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The Diaries of Karel Teige in the Literary Archive of the Museum of Czech Literature in Prague

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Mikrotribologische Untersuchungen an fettgeschmierten Wälzlagern

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The Poet in a State of Emergency: Ivan M. Jirous

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