Effects of 460 MHz microwave radiation on Drosophila embryos under raised temperature

Combined effect of 460-MHz microwave irradiation and increased (up to 40 degrees C) temperature on Drosophila embryos of definite age was studied. It was demonstrated that the effect of 5-min exposures to non-modulated microwaves with 6 W/kg SAR accompanied with heating is only a little stronger than at normal temperature (24.5 degrees C). Irradiation with pulse-modulated microwaves with pulse repetition rates of 6, 10, 16, and 22 p.p.s. with average SAR of 0.12 W/kg (pulsed SAR 3 W/kg) combined with increased temperature caused some changes in PID dependent on the pulse rate. At 6 and 22 p.p.s, the increase in PID was close to that observed at normal temperature while at 10 and 16 p.p.s. the microwave irradiation did not produce any noticeable effect on development of the Drosophilas.