Changes in honey bee nutrition after exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic field
AbstractUrban beekeeping has gained interest in recent years. Bees placed in cities, on the roofs of buildings, are exposed to many different sources of electromagnetic fields of different frequencies and intensities. Knowledge about the impact of electromagnetic fields on the physiology and behavio...
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| author | P. Migdal M. Plotnik P. Bieńkowski A. Murawska E. Berbeć P. Sobkiewicz K. Zarębski K. Latarowski |
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| description | AbstractUrban beekeeping has gained interest in recent years. Bees placed in cities, on the roofs of buildings, are exposed to many different sources of electromagnetic fields of different frequencies and intensities. Knowledge about the impact of electromagnetic fields on the physiology and behavior of insects (including honey bees) is limited. Hence, one of the first steps was to check how radiofrequency electromagnetic fields affect honey bees’ nutrition. The level of total proteins, glucose, triglycerides, and TAS activity in bee hemolymph was analyzed. This is because they indicate the honey bee’s nutrition level. The experiment involved 2-day-old Carniolan worker honey bees (Apis mellifera carnica L.). The bees were exposed to fields of 12 V/m, 28 V/m, and 61 V/m for 0.25, 1 and 3 h. Hemolymph was taken from 40 alive worker honey bees from each group immediately after exposure, by removing the antennae with sterile tweezers. The activity of biochemical markers (total proteins, TAS, and triglycerides) in the bee hemolymph in 12 V/m and 28 V/m groups showed statistically significant differences compared to the control group in most cases. According to our own research, radiofrequency electromagnetic fields disturb honey bee nutrition. The changes in the analyzed indicators may have long-term effects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d55f0fdf0ccb4d86b74c210618ee9dbd2024-02-09T15:48:35ZengTaylor & Francis GroupThe European Zoological Journal2475-02632024-01-0191117217910.1080/24750263.2024.2308550Changes in honey bee nutrition after exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fieldP. Migdal0M. Plotnik1P. Bieńkowski2A. Murawska3E. Berbeć4P. Sobkiewicz5K. Zarębski6K. Latarowski7Department of Bees Breeding, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Bees Breeding, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, PolandTelecommunications and Teleinformatics Department, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Bees Breeding, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Bees Breeding, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, PolandTelecommunications and Teleinformatics Department, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Bees Breeding, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Human Nutrition, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Science, Wroclaw, PolandAbstractUrban beekeeping has gained interest in recent years. Bees placed in cities, on the roofs of buildings, are exposed to many different sources of electromagnetic fields of different frequencies and intensities. Knowledge about the impact of electromagnetic fields on the physiology and behavior of insects (including honey bees) is limited. Hence, one of the first steps was to check how radiofrequency electromagnetic fields affect honey bees’ nutrition. The level of total proteins, glucose, triglycerides, and TAS activity in bee hemolymph was analyzed. This is because they indicate the honey bee’s nutrition level. The experiment involved 2-day-old Carniolan worker honey bees (Apis mellifera carnica L.). The bees were exposed to fields of 12 V/m, 28 V/m, and 61 V/m for 0.25, 1 and 3 h. Hemolymph was taken from 40 alive worker honey bees from each group immediately after exposure, by removing the antennae with sterile tweezers. The activity of biochemical markers (total proteins, TAS, and triglycerides) in the bee hemolymph in 12 V/m and 28 V/m groups showed statistically significant differences compared to the control group in most cases. According to our own research, radiofrequency electromagnetic fields disturb honey bee nutrition. The changes in the analyzed indicators may have long-term effects.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24750263.2024.2308550Honey beenutritionradiofrequencyelectromagnetic fieldhemolymph |
| spellingShingle | P. Migdal M. Plotnik P. Bieńkowski A. Murawska E. Berbeć P. Sobkiewicz K. Zarębski K. Latarowski Changes in honey bee nutrition after exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic field The European Zoological Journal Honey bee nutrition radiofrequency electromagnetic field hemolymph |
| title | Changes in honey bee nutrition after exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic field |
| title_full | Changes in honey bee nutrition after exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic field |
| title_fullStr | Changes in honey bee nutrition after exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic field |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changes in honey bee nutrition after exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic field |
| title_short | Changes in honey bee nutrition after exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic field |
| title_sort | changes in honey bee nutrition after exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic field |
| topic | Honey bee nutrition radiofrequency electromagnetic field hemolymph |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24750263.2024.2308550 |
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