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Cell phone towers destroy bee colonies

14 years ago

This article says the author discovered a cell phone tower will destroy a nearby bee colony within 10 days because the radio waves make it difficult for the worker bees to find their way back to the colony.

http://www.ptinews.com/news/256707_Mobile-towers-threatening-honey-bees-in-Kerala

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jean001
14 years ago
Sorry, but that's really old news. Inaccurate, too.
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