Radio-frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs) can be absorbed in all living organisms, including Western Honey Bees (Apis Mellifera). This is an ecologically and economically important global insect species that is continuously exposed to environmental RF-EMFs.16 Oca 2020
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However, at the moment there is little data on how bees respond to chronic radiation exposure . We found that exposure to dose rates comparable to the CEZ resulted in a reduction in the number of queens produced from colonies – with upper estimates of a 30-45% reduction compared with unexposed colonies.
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Chronic RF-EMF exposure significantly reduced hatching of honey bee queens . Mortalities occurred during pupation, not at the larval stages. Mating success was not adversely affected by the irradiation. After the exposure, surviving queens were able to establish intact colonies.
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Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) Clashes with Honey Bees, Sainudeen Sahib. S (2011) done an experimental study with six honey hives 10. The selected hives with mobile handsets and results shown the strong destruction of navigational skills in worker bees and colony collapsed due to high radiation emission.
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Various researchers have reported the range of frequencies of the acoustic signals produced by a honey bee colony are in the range from 100 to 1 kHz [2,18], and that most of the sound have frequencies around 300, 410 and 510 Hz [9].
Read moreDoes WIFI affect bees?
Radiation From Cellphones, Wi-Fi Is Hurting the Birds and the Bees ; 5G May Make It Worse. Technology is quite literally destroying nature, with a new report further confirming that electromagnetic radiation from power lines and cell towers can disorientate birds and insects and destroy plant health.19 May 2018
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Honeybees have been shown to be useful monitors of the environment in this context for detecting both radionuclides and heavy metals . This study sought to determine the effectiveness of honeybees as monitors of low levels of radioactivity in the form of tritium and gamma- emitting radionuclides.
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