Effect of Microwave Radiation on the Red Flour Beetle <i>Tribolium castaneum</i> (Herbst)

Approximately 50% of total harvested cereal grains are lost during the post-harvest handling and storage, insects main cause for both quantity (reductions in weight) quality. In present study effect microwave radiation was studied on one stored product pest, flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Hersbt). Adult were obtained from infested products at stores specialized selling Sakaka. Insects with its food media inside sac exposed to 15, 30, 45 60 sec each power. beetles 30 sec. This result revealed that mortality immature adults reached 100% 15 sec, respectively.