Some members of the public have attributed a diffuse collection of symptoms to low levels of exposure to electromagnetic fields at home. Reported symptoms include headaches, anxiety, suicide and depression, nausea, fatigue and loss of libido .
Read moreHow do bees use electromagnetic waves?
Bees have a remarkable vision. They see in parts of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can’t and they see polarized light. The ultraviolet spectrum is useful to bees because flowers have varying ultraviolet patterns that help bees recognize them and that guide them directly to the flower’s nectar and pollen center .
Read moreWhy bees are dying out?
Scientists know that bees are dying from a variety of factors—pesticides, drought, habitat destruction, nutrition deficit, air pollution, global warming and more. Many of these causes are interrelated.
Read moreWhat do cell phones have to do with bees?
There are significant reasons for bee colony collapse disorder (CCD) like pesticides, disease and climate change. Recent studies reveal that a cell phone tower and mobile phone handset are also causing side effects to honey bees due to radiation emission .
Read moreWhat is the effect of EMR in bees?
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.
Read moreWhat are the symptoms of colony collapse disorder?
The main symptom of CCD is very low or no adult honey bees present in the hive but with a live queen and no dead honey bee bodies present . Often there is still honey in the hive, and immature bees (brood) are present.
Read moreWhat is killing bees in Australia?
Whilst neonicotinoids are definately a major issue with bee deaths, another insecticide, Fipronil has actually been associated with more publicly reported bee deaths in Australia, than neonicotinoids. A search for bees on FoE’s Australian Pesticide Map, reveals that Fipronil has been behind more bee deaths.
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