Exposure to cell phone radiations produces biochemical changes in worker honey bees.
Kumar NR, Sangwan S, Badotra P. · 2011
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation causes honeybees to exhibit abnormal swarming behavior and triggers measurable biochemical stress responses in their bodies.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed honeybee colonies to cell phone radiation and observed dramatic behavioral changes - the bees first became unusually quiet, then suddenly swarmed toward the active phone. The study also found that radiation exposure initially triggered a stress response that increased key biological molecules in the bees, followed by a decline as their bodies appeared to adapt. This research adds to growing evidence that wireless device radiation can disrupt the behavior and biology of pollinating insects that are crucial to our food supply.
Why This Matters
This study provides compelling evidence that cell phone radiation disrupts honeybee behavior and physiology at the cellular level. The dramatic behavioral response - bees initially going quiet, then swarming toward an active phone - suggests these insects can detect and are disturbed by RF radiation at levels typical of everyday cell phone use. What makes this research particularly significant is that it documents both behavioral and biochemical changes, showing that the radiation triggers a measurable stress response in the bees' biological systems. Given that honeybees are essential pollinators for roughly one-third of the food we eat, these findings raise important questions about how our wireless technology might be contributing to declining pollinator populations worldwide. The science demonstrates that EMF effects extend far beyond human health concerns to encompass the broader ecosystem we depend on.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
The present study was carried out to find the effect of cell phone radiations on various biomolecules in the adult workers of Apis mellifera L
The results of the treated adults were analyzed and compared with the control. Radiation from the ce...
There was reduced motor activity of the worker bees on the comb initially, followed by en masse migr...
Show BibTeX
@article{nr_2011_exposure_to_cell_phone_2317,
author = {Kumar NR and Sangwan S and Badotra P.},
title = {Exposure to cell phone radiations produces biochemical changes in worker honey bees.},
year = {2011},
url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3052591/},
}