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Disturbing honeybees' behavior with EMF: a methodology

2017 · Harm · Very low evidence

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This perspective article describes an experiment on bees and states that it clearly shows adverse effects of electromagnetic fields on honeybees' behavior, and calls for reproduction by other researchers.

Study snapshot

Publicationmanual · 2017
Study typeother
Reported directionHarm
Evidence ratingVery low

Abstract

Disturbing honeybees' behavior with EMF: a methodology Danial Favre. Disturbing honeybees' behavior with electromagnetic waves: A methodology.J Behav 2(2): 1010 (2017). Abstract Mobile phone companies and policy makers point to studies with contradictory results and usually claim that there is a lack of scientific proof of adverse effects of electromagnetic fields on animals. The present perspective article describes an experiment on bees, which clearly shows the adverse effects of electromagnetic fields on these insects' behavior. The experiment should be reproduced by other researchers so that the danger of man- made electromagnetism (for bees, nature and thus humans) ultimately appears evident to anyone. jscimedcentral.com

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Study typeother
Effect directionharm
Populationhoneybees
Sample sizeNot supplied
ExposureNot supplied
Evidence strengthVery lowConfidence: 62% · Peer reviewed: unknown

Main findings

This perspective article describes an experiment on bees and states that it clearly shows adverse effects of electromagnetic fields on honeybees' behavior, and calls for reproduction by other researchers.

Outcomes measured

  • honeybee behavior

Limitations

  • Perspective article (not clearly described as a controlled experimental study in the abstract).
  • No exposure parameters (e.g., frequency, intensity/SAR, duration) reported in the abstract.
  • No sample size or quantitative results reported in the abstract.
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  "effect_direction": "harm",
  "limitations": [
    "Perspective article (not clearly described as a controlled experimental study in the abstract).",
    "No exposure parameters (e.g., frequency, intensity/SAR, duration) reported in the abstract.",
    "No sample size or quantitative results reported in the abstract."
  ],
  "evidence_strength": "very_low",
  "confidence": 0.62,
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