EMFs, the electromagnetic frequencies from the phones, mobile networks and wi-fi signalling, interfere with the insects’ navigation systems and disrupt their immune systems.
The evidence is overwhelming, says the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (Nabu), which discovered 72 scientific papers out of the 83 they reviewed concluded that the radiation was having a harmful impact on insects, and especially bees, wasps and flies.
The radiation from mobile phones and wi-fi is causing the most damage. It triggers a biochemical chain reaction in the insects that disrupts their circadian rhythms and immune systems.
It also disrupts their ability to navigate because they interfere with the magnetic fields the insects rely on.
The union, based in Germany, is pessimistic that anything will change. “It interferes with our daily habits and there are powerful economic interests behind mobile communications technology,” said Johannes Enssle, head of Nabu’s southern section.
In fact, the problem is likely to worsen with the introduction of 5G technology, which is around a hundred times more powerful than 4G and the earlier networks that had been monitored for the studies that Nabu had reviewed. (Source:
Nature and Biodiversity Conservatiion Union; https://en.nabu.de/)
