Study of Effect Ultra-Violet Rays on Egg Hatching of the Sunn Pest Eurygaster testudinaria
Study of Effect Ultra-Violet Rays on Egg Hatching of the Sunn Pest Eurygaster testudinaria
Ahmed Shamkhi Jabbar
ABSTRACT
The mature sunn pest E. testudinaria insects were gathered from wheat fields and transported to the laboratory. A physical control method was used as it has been identified as serious pest of wheat yield. It was exposed to varying durations (5,10, and 15 minutes) of ultraviolet irradiation (UVC) with a 254nm wave length under carefully monitored circumstances to ascertain the impact of radiation on egg hatching. The results indicated that different UVC-irradiation exposure times could affect egg hatchability, culminating in a gradual decrease in egg hatching percentages of 30.95, 16.66, and 2.38% respectively. Thus, UVC-irradiation was found to be an effective method for controlling the sunn pest E. testudinaria eggs.
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