Why a mobile phone ring may make bees buzz off: Insects infuriated by handset signals

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tranced Joined: Jan 19, 2006 Posts: > 500 From: Santo Domingo, wonDeRland PM	Posted: 2011-05-12 23:27 Signals from mobile phones could be partly to blame for the mysterious deaths of honeybees, new research shows. In the first experiment of its kind, a bee expert placed a mobile phone underneath a hive and then carefully monitored the reaction of the workers. The bees were able to tell when the handsets were making and receiving calls, and responded by making the high pitched squeaks that usually signal the start of swarming. Full article I jay0726 \| (+3, 0) \| Clara, Evita, Mimmi & Victoria \| My Pics \| Do your job!

Bonovox Joined: Apr 13, 2008 Posts: > 500 PM	Posted: 2011-05-12 23:38 Wow!! I guess the radio waves irritate or affect them in some way. A buzzing phone makes them buzz off!! I have a horrible annoyance of anything that buzzes like wasps or bees & I shall from now on point my phone at them [ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2011-05-12 22:39 ] Phone?? What phone??

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