chemical insecticides have been widely employed for the control of storage grain pests. this has caused such problems as insecticide resistance along with contamination of foodstuffs with chemical residues. thus, there is a growing interest in using pathogenic control agents as alternative. in this study, the potential of beauveria bassiana (bbweevil™, a commercial product containing 2×109 coni...

all living organisms are exposed to ionizing radiation comprising cosmic rays coming from outer space, terrestrial nuclides occurring in the earth’s crust, building materials, air, water and foods and in the human body itself. the exposures are constant and uniform for all individuals everywhere including the dose from ingestion of 40k in food. cosmic rays are, more intense at higher altitudes,...