Abstract
A series of experiments was undertaken to determine whether irradiated grain differed from untreated grain as a food for three grain infesting insects and whether the length of life cycle and the rate of reproduction of the insects were affected. The test insects were the confused flour beetle ( Tribolium confusum Duv.), the granary weevil ( Sitophilus granarius (L.)) and the Angoumois grain moth Sitotroga cerealella (Oliv.). Results of these experiments showed that there was no apparent deleterious clfeet on the reproduction potential of these insects when they were reared On a wheat diet irradiated at 10,000 rep, and 100,000 rep, and 1,000,000 rep. When differences did exist, an increase in reproduction was evident.
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