EFFECT OF ELECTROMAGENIC EMITTED FROM COMMUNICATION TOWER ON THE BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF HONEY BEE COLONIES [Apis mellifera L. Hymenoptera: Apidae]
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The experiments were conducted in the apiaries of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering in [DS21] Al-Jadriyah area during the period from 28/2/2019 to 23/5/2019[DS22] [A3] . The first location was 500 meters, the second was 150 meters from the telecommunication tower, and the third transaction was placed directly under the tower. The height of the tower was 30m and the amount of radiation emitted from it was 925 MHZ, the results of the internal activity, which measured the queen’s activity in laying eggs, showed that the highest rate of activity was in the first and second treatments, with averages of (292.75 inches2), (274.58 inches2) Respectively, while the lowest rate was recorded in a transaction directly under the communications tower (151.33 inches2). The highest density rate of bees was recorded in the first treatment with an average of (5.19 frames.cell-1) and the lowest rate was for the third treatment (3.57 frames.cell-1). The results of the external activity of the foraging workers recorded the first treatment as the highest average (605.0 bees.hr-1) followed by the second treatment at an average (515.8 bees.hr-1) while the third treatment recorded the lowest average for the foraging bees (382.9 bees.hr-1). The triple overlap between the site, the time, and the date recorded the second treatment as the highest rate (1610 bees.hr-1) for the evening time, followed by the first treatment at the rate of (1580.0 bees.hr-1) in the morning. The third treatment recorded the lowest average for the foraging bees (278.0 bees.hr-1). The effect of the radiation emitted by the tower on the ability of bees in the metabolism showed no significant differences between the rates (wet weight, dry weight, protein ratio, fat percentage). The results of the analysis showed significant differences in carbohydrate levels (32.92%, 30.60%, and 29.74%) for the second, third, and first treatments, respectively. The ash content showed significant differences
between the treatments, the first treatment recorded the highest rate (1.950%) The lowest rate was in the treatment under the tower (1.220%). It could be concluded that communication towers hurt the activities of the honey bee, Apis mellifera.
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