Tobacco Science & Technology, 2011, 10, p. 70-74., ISSN.1002-0861
Irradiation effects of electron beam on Ephestia elutella Hübner of different development stages
1. Isotope Institute Co., Ltd., Henan Academy of Sciences / Key Laboratory of Nuclear Agriculture of Zhengzhou / Research Center of Irradiation Processing and Engineering of Henan, Zhengzhou 450015, P.R. China; 2. Tianchang International Tobacco Co., Ltd., Xuchang 461000, Henan, P.R. China; 3. Shengzhou Branch of Shaoxing Tobacco Company, Shengzhou 312400, Zhejiang, P.R. China
In order to control the damage by Ephestia elutella Hübner (E. elutella) to tobacco leaves and cigarettes, the effects of electron beam irradiation on the egg, larva, pupa and adult of E. elutella were investigated. The results showed that the life...