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Sci Total Environ. 2021 May 1;767:144913. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144913. Epub 2021 Jan 28.
The biodiversity of insects is threatened worldwide. Numerous studies have reported the serious decline in insects that has occurred in recent decades. The same is happening with the important group of pollinators, with an essential utility for pollination of crops. Loss of insect diversity and abundance is expected to provoke cascading effects on food webs and ecosystem services. Many authors point out that reductions in insect abundance must be attributed mainly to agricultural practices and pesticide use. On the other hand, evidence for the effects of non-thermal microwave radiation on insects has been known for at least 50 years. The review carried out in this study shows that electromagnetic radiation should be considered seriously as a complementary driver for the dramatic decline in insects, acting in synergy with agricultural intensification, pesticides, invasive species and climate change. The extent that anthropogenic electromagnetic radiation represents a significant threat to insect pollinators is unresolved and plausible. For these reasons, and taking into account the benefits they provide to nature and humankind, the precautionary principle should be applied before any new deployment (such 5G) is considered.
昆虫的生物多样性受到全球威胁。众多研究报告称，昆虫在近几十年里严重减少。授粉这一重要群体的昆虫也同样如此，它们对作物授粉至关重要。昆虫多样性和数量的减少预计会在食物网和生态系统服务方面引发级联效应。许多作者指出，昆虫数量的减少主要归因于农业实践和农药的使用。另一方面，人们至少在 50 年前就已经知道非热微波辐射对昆虫的影响。本研究进行的综述表明，电磁辐射应该被认真考虑为昆虫数量急剧下降的一个补充驱动因素，与农业集约化、农药、入侵物种和气候变化协同作用。人为电磁辐射对昆虫传粉者构成重大威胁的程度尚未确定，也有一定的可能性。基于这些原因，并考虑到它们为自然和人类提供的益处，在考虑任何新的部署（如 5G）之前，应适用预防原则。
