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Cited study here: http://www.springerlink.com/content/bx23551862212177/fulltext.pdf http://www.springerlink.com/content/bx23551862212177/fulltex... The study'
by FilterJoe 15y ago
Cited study here:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/bx23551862212177/fulltext.pdf http://www.springerlink.com/content/bx23551862212177/fulltex...
The study's conclusion is far less dramatic then the sensationalized headline implies, but does include the following lines:
"Further confirmation of the current results and their implications regarding a direct correlation between erratic honeybee behavior and mobile phone-generated electromagnetic fields would substantiate one more explanation for the “disappearance” of bee colonies around the world. This phenomenon accounts for 43% of all bee losses, apart from overwintering (39%), mite disease, (15%) and pesticides (3%) as recently described in a national survey performed in the United States (Bee Alert Technology 2007). Experiments should be undertaken to establish the correlation between the time necessary for the onset of worker piping and the intensity of the electromagnetic fields present in the vicinity of the beehive. For future experiments, in complement to the present original study and in order to reach more “natural” conditions, mobile phone apparatuses should be placed at various increasing distances away from the hives. Video recordings showing the modifications in the bees’ behavior in the hive should also be performed."
- llambda 15y agoI think you're confused: the original link doesn't cite a study, it's the full text of the study in HTML format.
- FilterJoe 15y agoWhoops - I confused two Hacker News items with similar headlines. I meant to reply to this one: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2537772 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2537772