@article{8556815,
  abstract     = {{Insects are continually exposed to Radio-Frequency (RF) electromagnetic fields at different frequencies. The range of frequencies used for wireless telecommunication systems will increase in the near future from below 6 GHz (2 G, 3 G, 4 G, and WiFi) to frequencies up to 120 GHz (5 G). This paper is the first to report the absorbed RF electromagnetic power in four different types of insects as a function of frequency from 2 GHz to 120 GHz. A set of insect models was obtained using novel Micro-CT (computer tomography) imaging. These models were used for the first time in finite-difference time-domain electromagnetic simulations. All insects showed a dependence of the absorbed power on the frequency. All insects showed a general increase in absorbed RF power at and above 6 GHz, in comparison to the absorbed RF power below 6 GHz. Our simulations showed that a shift of 10% of the incident power density to frequencies above 6 GHz would lead to an increase in absorbed power between 3-370%.}},
  articleno    = {{3924}},
  author       = {{Thielens, Arno and Bell, Duncan and Mortimore, David B. and Greco, Mark K. and Martens, Luc and Joseph, Wout}},
  issn         = {{2045-2322}},
  journal      = {{SCIENTIFIC REPORTS}},
  keywords     = {{RADIO-FREQUENCY,PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENTS,MICROWAVE IRRADIATION,DIELECTRIC-PROPERTIES,PEST-CONTROL,HUMAN-BODY,10 MHZ,SAR,RF,RADIATION}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{10}},
  publisher    = {{Nature Publishing Group}},
  title        = {{Exposure of insects to radio-frequency electromagnetic fields from 2 to 120 GHz}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22271-3}},
  volume       = {{8}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}

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