Honeybees rely on natural EMFs to navigate their surroundings, using a specialized magnetoreception system in their abdomens. However, exposure to artificial EMFs can be disorienting for honeybees, causing them to get lost on their way home from foraging and even leaving entire colonies without enough foragers to survive in some cases.
Impact of Artificial EMFs on Honeybees
A study conducted by Gabriel Ballesteros and his colleagues at the University of Talca in Chile found that honeybees exposed to high-voltage, low-frequency EMFs produced about 50 per cent more heat-shock proteins and experienced a significant decrease in the expression levels of genes associated with their abilities to forage, form memories, and navigate.