Mechanism of Action of Microwaves on Arthropods

The aim of this work was to study the effect of weak microwaves on coleoptera and arachnids ( Stegobium paniceum beetles, Nauphoeta cinerea beetles and Dermacentor silvarum ticks). A high-frequency generator of electromagnetic radiation was used, irradiation was carried out both at the thermal level of the power flux density (0.38 W/cm 3 ) and at the non-thermal level of the power flux density (0.25 mW/cm 3 and 0.17 W/cm 3 ), the exposure time was from two tenths of a second to a day. It was found that exposure to ultrahigh-frequency field destroys Stegobium paniceum , Nauphoeta cinerea , and Dermacentor silvarum , a weak ultrahigh-frequency field suppresses coleopterans, some field frequencies with the power flux density of 0.17 W/cm 3 inhibit the development of larvae, and exposure to an electromagnetic field resonance frequency is lethal for coleoptera and arachnids.