Electromagnetic fields disrupt the pollination service by honeybees

" EMF exposure exerted strong physiological stress on honeybees as shown by the enhanced expression of heat-shock proteins and genes involved in antioxidant activity and affected the expression levels of behavior-related genes. Moreover, California poppy individuals growing near EMF received fewer honeybee visits and produced fewer seeds than plants growing far from EMF. Last, we found a hump-shaped relationship between EMF and plant species richness and plant abundance. Our study provides conclusive evidence of detrimental impacts of EMF on honeybee’s pollination behavior, leading to negative effects on plant community." {Credits 1}

{Credits 1} 🎪 Molina-Montenegro, M. A., Acuña-Rodríguez, I. S., Ballesteros, G. I., Baldelomar, M., Torres-Díaz, C., Broitman, B. R., & Vázquez, D. P. (2023). Electromagnetic fields disrupt the pollination service by honeybees. Science Advances, 9(19), eadh1455. © 2023 by the authors. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License.