Did you know? Cell phones may be why honeybees are disappearing?
April 8th, 2009 | by Mobile Data Group |Something known as “colony collapse disorder” is occurring within the honeybee population in the United States and Canada. Honeybees, those busy little miracle workers that we rely on for crop pollination are disappearing at an alarming rate. Pollinated plants may account for as much as one-third of the average American diet, and possibly the healthiest portion of it. Some economists have estimated this single species is worth as much as $14 billion to the U.S. economy. Research presented some four years ago speculates the radiation emitted from cellular phones may contribute to the problem. When cellular phones were placed near hives, the radiation generated by them (900-1,800 MHz) was enough to prevent bees from returning to them, according to a study conducted at Landau University. Scientists believe the radiation produced by cellular phones may be enough to interfere with the way bees “communicate” with their hives. Cellular phones may create a resonance effect that interferes with the movement patterns bees use as a kind of language.
