Scientists reveal that mobile handsets are killing bees

They’re tireless, they’re noisy, and they’re always in a bad mood. If you hate bees, whip out your mobile phone and start using it like mad. New studies show that the most potent weapon against bees may be your handset.

In recent years, scientists have documented a phenomenon known as CCD or Colony Collapse Disorder. This happens when a bee hive is abruptly abandoned by members of the swarm for reasons previously unknown. The disappearance of workers and drones leaves a hive defenseless against predators. The food supply is also cut, so if bears and rival hives don’t finish off the queen, hunger will.

Scientists now have a theory that may help explain why CCD happens. They say that it’s quite possible that the radiation emanating from mobile handsets interferes with the guidance systems of bees. When that happens, they are rendered unable to go back home and they die off far from the nest.

People may not care about the fortunes of such insects, but they better start to. Bees are, in large part, responsible to the pollination of crops. If they are absent, fertilization among plants is hard-pressed to take place. That means the agricultural sector will take a nose dive, creating economic impacts and food shortage.

The CCD phenomenon has been reported in the U.S. west coast, The United Kingdom and Europe. Significant death tolls to hives have been reported, averaging 40 percent of hives abandoned per beekeeping facility.

Aside from environmental concerns, cellular phones have also been reported to cause brain tumors and neuron death. Neurons are essentially brain cells. Symptoms include premature memory loss in a matter of years. Medical experts fear that today’s teens may be senile by the time they hit 30.

Via Independent

They’re tireless, they’re noisy, and they’re always in a bad mood. If you hate bees, whip out your mobile phone and start using it like mad. New studies show that the most potent weapon against bees may be your handset.

In recent years, scientists have documented a phenomenon known as CCD or Colony Collapse Disorder. This happens when a bee hive is abruptly abandoned by members of the swarm for reasons previously unknown. The disappearance of workers and drones leaves a hive defenseless against predators. The food supply is also cut, so if bears and rival hives don’t finish off the queen, hunger will.

Scientists now have a theory that may help explain why CCD happens. They say that it’s quite possible that the radiation emanating from mobile handsets interferes with the guidance systems of bees. When that happens, they are rendered unable to go back home and they die off far from the nest.

People may not care about the fortunes of such insects, but they better start to. Bees are, in large part, responsible to the pollination of crops. If they are absent, fertilization among plants is hard-pressed to take place. That means the agricultural sector will take a nose dive, creating economic impacts and food shortage.

The CCD phenomenon has been reported in the U.S. west coast, The United Kingdom and Europe. Significant death tolls to hives have been reported, averaging 40 percent of hives abandoned per beekeeping facility.

Aside from environmental concerns, cellular phones have also been reported to cause brain tumors and neuron death. Neurons are essentially brain cells. Symptoms include premature memory loss in a matter of years. Medical experts fear that today’s teens may be senile by the time they hit 30.

Via Independent