Quantum-Coherent and Vibronic Resonance in Magneto-receptive Navigation in Apis cerana By Multiscale Assessment of Genomic Stability, Foraging Fidelity, and Navigational Resilience under Agro-Industrial Noise in Tropics

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Abstract

This study presents a multiscale investigation of quantum-coherent magnetoreception in Apis cerana under agro-industrial electromagnetic interference (EMI) and tropical thermal stress in the Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. Integrating spin-Hamiltonian modeling, field magnetometry, behavioral assays, and agro-economic analysis across four georeferenced sites (22.3550°–22.6376°N; 91.6784°–91.8055°E), we quantify the degradation of the Radical Pair Mechanism (RPM) and its cascading ecological consequences. Empirical results demonstrate a reduction in singlet yield from 99.97% under control conditions to 80.26% in the Nasirabad industrial zone, representing a 19.7% loss of quantum coherence. This loss is accompanied by a shift in nitrogen hyperfine oscillation frequency from 28.01 MHz to 39.22 MHz, indicating resonance overlap with anthropogenic radiofrequency emissions (~ 1.317 MHz). Neurophysiological measurements reveal a peak ventral nerve cord firing rate of 64.40 Hz, disrupted by EMI-induced suppression (0.18 Hz), producing a navigational blackout window of 0.920 seconds. Behavioral assays show that spatial memory fidelity collapses from 95.00% in rural environments to 0.50% in industrial conditions, while waggle dance angular deviation increases to 12.5°, resulting in a 2.20 km displacement over a 10 km foraging trajectory. At the ecosystem level, pollination success declines from 97.16% to 4.39%, corresponding to a 42% reduction in yield and an estimated economic loss of 3.175 billion BDT. The proposed Quantum Navigation Robustness Index (QNRI) decreases from 1881.0000 to 0.1787 under EMI stress, with projections of 0.0657 under 36.5°C warming scenarios. These findings establish a direct mechanistic pathway linking quantum decoherence to ecosystem service collapse, identifying electromagnetic pollution as a critical, yet underrecognized, driver of pollinator decline.

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