The objective of this research was to verify the effects of gamma radiation of a Cobalt-60 source on eggs of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst., 1797). The used dose rate was 1.28 kGy per hour, and the irradiated insects were kept under controlled environment condition: 25 ± 2°C and 70 ± 5% relative humidity. For eggs the sterilizing and lethal dose were respectively, 20 and 30 Gy.
gamma radiation; eggs; Tribolium castaneum