Comments on: Serotonin Changes Locusts From Shy Loners to Swarming Pests http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/30/serotonin-changes-locusts-from-shy-loners-to-swarming-pests/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: KK http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/30/serotonin-changes-locusts-from-shy-loners-to-swarming-pests/#comment-4834 KK Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:04:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/30/serotonin-changes-locusts-from-shy-loners-to-swarming-pests/#comment-4834 An interesting note is that locust is actually a food source for certain cultures. So this might be a safe way to use this fact to help improve harvest of locusts (and subsequently improve in controlling their number). An interesting note is that locust is actually a food source for certain cultures. So this might be a safe way to use this fact to help improve harvest of locusts (and subsequently improve in controlling their number).

]]> By: Jeff http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/30/serotonin-changes-locusts-from-shy-loners-to-swarming-pests/#comment-4833 Jeff Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:58:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/30/serotonin-changes-locusts-from-shy-loners-to-swarming-pests/#comment-4833 Nick not sure how well that would working seeing as the food is meant to be consumed by people, unless of course you agreed to take my portions : ) Nick not sure how well that would working seeing as the food is meant to be consumed by people, unless of course you agreed to take my portions : )

]]> By: Rob http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/30/serotonin-changes-locusts-from-shy-loners-to-swarming-pests/#comment-4832 Rob Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:00:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/30/serotonin-changes-locusts-from-shy-loners-to-swarming-pests/#comment-4832 I get depressed and hungry just thinking about such Frankenfood. But anybody noticed that ecstasy driven Raves and Plagues of Locust have the same trigger - over stimulation of serotonin? Metaphorically tidy at least... Maybe a new bio weapon, spray ecstasy all over the little buggers, a good supply of which can be confiscated from any give swarm of Ravers... I get depressed and hungry just thinking about such Frankenfood. But anybody noticed that ecstasy driven Raves and Plagues of Locust have the same trigger – over stimulation of serotonin? Metaphorically tidy at least… Maybe a new bio weapon, spray ecstasy all over the little buggers, a good supply of which can be confiscated from any give swarm of Ravers…

]]> By: Eric http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/30/serotonin-changes-locusts-from-shy-loners-to-swarming-pests/#comment-4831 Eric Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:28:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/30/serotonin-changes-locusts-from-shy-loners-to-swarming-pests/#comment-4831 and then we eat the the same crops and have our minds completely drugged also. Great idea Nick. and then we eat the the same crops and have our minds completely drugged also. Great idea Nick.

]]> By: nick http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/30/serotonin-changes-locusts-from-shy-loners-to-swarming-pests/#comment-4830 nick Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:07:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/30/serotonin-changes-locusts-from-shy-loners-to-swarming-pests/#comment-4830 Okay, you know how we're totally trying to grow bio-engineered crops with drugs in them? Grow bio-engineered crops that have anti-serotogenic drugs in them - then when the swarm descends on your crop, it'll eat a short meal, come down off serotonin, get bored and wander off, no longer swarming. Okay, you know how we’re totally trying to grow bio-engineered crops with drugs in them? Grow bio-engineered crops that have anti-serotogenic drugs in them – then when the swarm descends on your crop, it’ll eat a short meal, come down off serotonin, get bored and wander off, no longer swarming.

]]> By: Rosiecee http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/30/serotonin-changes-locusts-from-shy-loners-to-swarming-pests/#comment-4829 Rosiecee Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:05:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/30/serotonin-changes-locusts-from-shy-loners-to-swarming-pests/#comment-4829 It is interesting that the locusts become less of a loner type and more aggressive. This happens also in humans when they are exposed to antidepressants, especially the antidepressants known as SSRIs. Go to www.SSRIstories.com where there are over 2,800 cases, with the full media article available, involving bizarre murders, suicides, school shootings [47 of these] and murder-suicides - all of which involve SSRI antidepressants like Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, etc, . The media article usually tells which SSRI antidepressant the perpetrator was taking. It is interesting that the locusts become less of a loner type and more aggressive. This happens also in humans when they are exposed to antidepressants, especially the antidepressants known as SSRIs.

Go to http://www.SSRIstories.com where there are over 2,800 cases, with the full media article available, involving bizarre murders, suicides, school shootings [47 of these] and murder-suicides – all of which involve SSRI antidepressants like Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, etc, . The media article usually tells which SSRI antidepressant the perpetrator was taking.

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