Table 4 LD50 and LD90 of gamma radiation doses for larvae, pupae and adults of A. verbasci.

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

Stage

LD50a (Gy)

95% confidence limits (μl/L)

LD90b (Gy)

95% confidence limits (Gy)

Slopec ± SE

(χ2)d

Pe

Larvae

133.9

91.6

168.2

405.5

319.9

608.8

2.7 ± 0.5

3.6

0.3

Pupae

298.9

209.6

373.1

922.0

704.1

1530.6

2.6 ± 0.5

2.7

0.4

Adult

471.6

399.6

543.3

1027.5

847.1

1402.1

3.8 ± 0.6

6.4

0.1

  1. aThe dose causing 50% mortality.
  2. bThe dose causing 90% mortality.
  3. cSlope of the dose -mortality regression line ± standard error.
  4. dChi square value.
  5. eProbability value.
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