Journal of Entomological Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue: 4

A qualitative study on response of water bugs to irradiation

  • Author:
  • A.P. Deshpande, P.P. Joshi
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 367 to 368

Amolakchad Mahavidyalaya, Yavatmal -445 001, Maharashtra, India

*Corresponding author's E-mail: apdeshpande58@gmail.com

Abstract

water bugs are the components of a pond ecosystem. the water bugs that are considered under the present study are backswimmer, water boatman, giant water bug, water scorpion, pigmy back swimmer, water measures and water strider. It was observed that the behaviour of the water bugs to the irradiation was exponential with respect to time.

Keywords

Water bugs, Beta irradiation