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Longevity and food consumption of microwave‐treated (2.45 GHz Cw) honeybees in the laboratory
Author(s) -
Westerdahl Becky Brown,
Gary Norman E.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
bioelectromagnetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.435
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-186X
pISSN - 0197-8462
DOI - 10.1002/bem.2250020403
Subject(s) - microwave , longevity , toxicology , power consumption , incubator , microwave power , sucrose , zoology , biology , food science , materials science , physics , power (physics) , telecommunications , microbiology and biotechnology , engineering , genetics , quantum mechanics
Adult honeybees, confined singly or in small clusters, were exposed for 0.5, 6, and 24 hours to 2.45‐GHz continuous wave microwave radiation at power densities of 3, 6, 12, 25, and 50 mW/cm 2 . Following exposure, bees were held in the incubator for 21 days to determine the consumption of sucrose syrup and to observe mortality. No significant differences were found between microwave‐treated and sham‐treated or control bees.