Table 1 Mean mortality numbers of A. verbasci larvae and the reduction percentages.

From: The lethal and sterile doses of gamma radiation on the museums pest, varied carpet beetle, Anthrenus verbasci (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)

Dose (Gy)

Mean number of larval mortality after

Total

% Reduction

1st week

2nd week

3rd week

0

0.0 ± 0.0a

0.0 ± 0.0a

0.0 ± 0.0a

0.0 ± 0.0a

0.0a

100

1.7 ± 0.3b

1.7 ± 0.3b

1.0 ± 0.0b

4.3 ± 2.1b

43.3b

200

2.7 ± 0.3b

2.3 ± 0.3b

1.0 ± 0.0b

6.0 ± 2.4c

60.0c

300

4.7 ± 0.3c

2.0 ± 0.5b

1.0 ± 0.0b

7.7 ± 2.9d

76.6d

400

7.0 ± 0.5d

1.7 ± 0.3b

0.3 ± 0.3a

9.0 ± 1.4de

90.0de

500

10.0 ± 0.0e

0.0 ± 0.0a

0.0 ± 0.0a

10.0 ± 0.0e

100.0e

F value

122.4

9.4

13.6

51.2

L.S.D. 5%

1.1

1.1

0.4

1.6

  1. *Common letter following the mean indicates no significant difference between means in a column.