The Relation of Teratogenesis in Tenebrio Molitor to the Incidence of Low-Level Microwaves (Short Papers)

The teratogenic effects of irradiation by low-level microwaves have been studied using the pupae of the darkling beetle Tenebrio rnolitor. For exposures of 2-h duration, statistically significant increases in teratogenesis were observed at waveguide power levels down to 200 muW; the pupation time increased monotonically with the power. Exposures of various durations and powers at a constant dosage of 4 mW/h strongly suggested that it is the total dosage which determines the level of teratological damage.