Learn About EMFs

-Statement from Dr. Ulrich Warnke, University of Saarland, Germany 4/ 2007

Orientation and Navigation of Bees may be disturbed by man-made electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields.

The conclusion of research of other scientists and of my own research results in the
following six-point-statement:

1. The integuments of bees (and bird feathers) have semiconductor and
piezoelectric functions. This means they are transducers of pulse modulated
high frequency microwave-fields into an audio frequency range. Several
constructions of the integument work like dielectric receptors of
electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region.

2. In the abdomen of bees are definitely found magnetite nanoparticles.

3. Magnetite is an excellent absorber of microwave radiation at frequencies
between 0.5 and 10.0 GHz through the process of ferromagnetic resonance.
Pulsed microwave energy absorbed by this process is first transduced into
acoustic vibrations (magneto acoustic effect).

4. It was demonstrate that free-flying honeybees are able to detect static intensity
fluctuations and ultra low frequency magnetic fields as weak as 26 nT against
the background earth-strength magnetic field.

5. Magnetic field (MF) bursts at a frequency of 250 Hz oriented parallel to the
field-lines of the earth magnetic field induce unequivocal jumps of
misdirection of up to +10°.

6. The magnetic induction levels today in the environment are in the extremely
low frequency range usually between 0,001 and 170 ?T; in the high frequency
range between several nT and several T. So these levels are commonly
higher than the threshold of sensibility of bees to variations of magnetic fields.

On balance, the consequence of all this investigations is that orientation and
navigation of bees may be disturbed by man-made technical communication fields.