Sunday, April 22, 2007

Honeybees and Cell Phones (A connection to their disappearance?)

There has been an ongoing problem for a few years now, nicknamed Colony Collapse Syndrome. Put simply, honeybees are disappearing. Beekeepers are releasing their bees in orchards and fields, and returning to find the colony gone, save for the queen and a few workers, and very immature bees. Up to 70% of honeybees in some areas are GONE.

Now an interesting possibility has emerged: Cell phones. According to this article in PC World, one of the prevailing theories is that cell phones are causing radiation that is impacting the bees ability to return to their hive. I don't know if this is the case, but if it is, we need to seriously reconsider our use of cell phones. We can't live without the bees pollinating crops. We can live without cell phones. More to come later.

UPDATE: Apparently, it is a parasite that has also affected honeybees in Europe as well. Honestly, I am glad it isn't the cell phones or towers, but they now need to figure out how to eradicate the parasite.

Labels: , ,

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home