Review Article
Microwave Heating as an Alternative Quarantine Method for Disinfestation of Stored Food Grains
Table 1
Dielectric properties of insects at 20–25°C ([
32] cited by [
33]).
| | Frequency (GHz) | Adult insect species | 0.2 | 2.4 | 9.4 | 20 | | | | | | | | | |
| S. oryzae | 28 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | — | L. decemlineata | 53 | 81 | 38 | 12 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 17 | S. oryzae | 42 | 28 | 32 | 9 | 25 | 12 | 18 | 13 | S. oryzae | 55 | 48 | 42 | 13 | 31 | 16 | 23 | 16 | T. castaneum | 61 | 56 | 47 | 15 | 34 | 19 | 25 | 19 | O. surinamensis | 70 | 68 | 53 | 17 | 40 | 21 | 28 | 22 | R. dominica | 63 | 55 | 43 | 15 | 34 | 19 | 25 | 18 |
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: dielectric constant, : dielectric loss.
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