Longevity and food consumption of microwave-treated (2.45 GHz CW) honeybees in the laboratory.
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/cm2. 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.
D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004435:Eating / Q000528:radiation effects; D008136:Longevity / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008872:Microwaves