Nakarin PinpathomratTeerayut KaweeferngfuAtthawit LaphodomN. E. IslamPhumin KirawanichMahidol UniversityUniversity of Missouri-Columbia2018-05-032018-05-032011-08-01Journal of Electrostatics. Vol.69, No.4 (2011), 339-344030438862-s2.0-79959514828https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/11499Radiation effects of high-intensity nanosecond pulsed electric fields on the viability of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) were determined. Statistical analyses from results show that the treatment energy density of up to 17.76 J m -3 produced the optimum result in which the number of survived mosquitoes was decreased by 20% (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the average developmental rate into adult forms of treated fourth-instart lavae was found lower compared to that of the control (P < 0.05). The present study indicates that electrical pulse characteristics, especially the pulse amplitude, might be responsible for the decrease in mosquito viability. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.Mahidol UniversityBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyEngineeringMaterials SciencePhysics and AstronomyArticleSCOPUS10.1016/j.elstat.2011.04.012