Cell phone radiation does not only concern would be bad for humans. But it also has negative effects for the life of the honey bee. Even judged to threaten the life of this insect.

In a research conducted by Panjab University, India, scientists have tried placing the phone near the nest of the honey bee and activate it twice a day each for 15 minutes. This is done for three months. during the test period, such as CNN reported Friday (2/7/2010), scientists have discovered that honey production halt and drastically shrinking the size of the nest.

“The increased use of electronic gadgets has triggered pollution to the environment,” writes Ved Prakash Sharma and Neelima Kumar, in a report titled The Journal Current Science. “The behavior of honey bees and other biological creatures have been affected by electrosmog, because insects have a magnetic field in their bodies that help in navigation,” continued the two.

The threat to honey bees is also confirmed by the data owned by the United States Agricultural Department. Where during the last year the honey bee population fell 30%. A scientist then appealed to activists to modify the telecommunications industry and mobile transmission network to cope with this problem.

“It is possible to modify the signal at the transmitter tower and communications equipment so as not to produce frequencies that interfere with the insects,” said Andrew Goldsworthy, scientists from Imperial College, UK