Peak Absorption of Electromagnetic Fields in Insects

Wireless telecommunication networks emit radio-frequency electromagnetic fields. Insects are exposed to these fields, which are partially absorbed in their body. It was shown previously that this absorption is frequency dependent and that at a fixed frequency the absorption increases with an increasing insect volume. This study investigates whether the frequency where peak absorption occurs depends on insect volume. In parallel it is also studied whether the value of this peak absorption is also dependent on insect volume. We demonstrate that the frequency of maximal absorption is strongly negatively correlated <tex xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">$(\mathrm{r}=-0.92, \mathrm{p}&lt;0.01)$</tex> with insect volume and that the peak absorption at a fixed incident power density is strongly positively correlated <tex xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">$(\mathrm{r}=0.97,\mathrm{p} &lt; 0.01)$</tex> with insect volume.