Are cellphones killing bees?

CCD: Colony Collapse Disorder has been ravaging bee colonies around the world. If it continues, some people are worried that it will wipe out the honeybee, seriously affecting our eco-system.

The Independent recently reported that cellphones & celltowers might be the cause! Is this true? Or is this just inflammatory journalism?

NOTE: Many bee experts are still doubtful that CCD is actually occuring. Many attribute it to regular patterns of die-off, habitat invasion, retirement of beekeepers, etc.

According to wikipedia, Landau University has now disavowed the newspaper article.

Plus, CCD Hives have NOT been found among hobbyists (who WOULD tend to be in areas of heavy cellphone use). The theory Landau U gave for WHY they thought phones would cause problems has been labeled as JUNK SCIENCE by many.

Wikipedia seems to be the best source of online information on this. I recommend going to the "discussion page" for the latest info.

Notes:
http://www.bbka.org.uk/faq.php
http://www.snopes.com/quotes/einstein/bees.asp
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=14&click_id=143&art_id=vn20...
http://skepdic.com/emf.html
http://telephonyonline.com/wireless/mag/wireless_ctia_against_media/

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• extinct
• skeptic
• cellphone
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• environment
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• hive
• journalism

[noodles112123]

what i heard is its the gmo's that become too toxic killing bees and other things like butterflys and shit

[imrational]

@noodles112123

GMOs are going to be necessary for our long-term survival. Many of the claims against them (not all) are bullshit. Propaganda by people who wish to demonize technology. GMOs are not the cause of CCD.

[survival12345]

has any body thought about the SUN...? bees can see into the ultraviolet range... maybe the sun is pumping out more uv rays than normal, or maybe our atmosphere is letting in more than they can handle... im no bee-ologist, just tossing it out there for food for thought...

[imrational]

@survival12345

Actually, they have a good idea of what's causing it. Turns out to be a myriad of things like a virus, the mite, fungus, etc.

[survival12345]

@imrational are they finding dead bees, or are they disappearing, i dont know im new to this subject, but half the people seem to say their dying when others say thier 'disappearing' ...

[imrational]

@survival12345

Both actually. A large number of bees are simply gone, but there are some dead ones left behind. Looking at the spread of CCD, I think the missing bees fly to neighboring hives, spreading the disease.

[magnusalexa]

@survival12345 get it right, bees see only in ultraviolet light

[magnusalexa]

@imrational not a chance, growth rates will far out race gmos, check 'the most important video youll ever see'

[magnusalexa]

farm bees are weaker species bred to produce lots, they are cross breeding with wild queens and weakening them species, hence we get many stories of wild and farm bees dying out. leave them alone, sugar is not needed by us humans, needed by dentists yes but not in the bigger scheme of things, if you begin bee keeping you are contributing to the weakening of the environment.

all bees see only in ultraviolet light, our cordless technologies are messing with their eyes!

[yalecheerleder]

well done sir

[14spacemarine]

Lol they have been sent holiday ads on the the Iphone and moved away

BTW I live in Wales and I can safely say the fuckers are alive and kicking.

[noodles112123]

@imrational yer right.. its not colony collapse disorder... i said that some gmo's have become so toxic that some butterflies and bees die just a few minutes from having contact with them gmo's

but its what i HEARD,.. idk if its the TRUTH. just making that clear.

[JetMech72]

@survival12345 All frequencies in the UV range are like all of the frequencies in the visible spectrum. So asking if there are more UV rays is like asking if there is more 550 nanometers or more blue wave lengths being pumped out. The spectrum is there all the time it doesn't increase or decrease. We just can't see anything below 400nm or anything above 750nm.