Comments on: Why the Neighbors of GM Corn Farms See the Greatest Benefit

By: spiele

spiele — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 01:15:50 +0000

You know Monsanto is trying to figure out a way to charge non-customers for this alleged benefit.

By: dave chamberlin

dave chamberlin — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:07:55 +0000

Many of the commentators need to become educated on the differences between genetically modified corn, which is resistant to a herbicide and pesticides which are the killers of insects. Comments #3,8,9 and 11 are confused on the subject. Genetically modified does not = evil. I am not a shill for Monsanto, they are just another greedy corporation, but this whole Frankenstein type fear being peddled against genetically modified crops is getting ridiculous. Round up, the herbicide used on genetically modified crops quickly breaks down to safe chemicals, that is why they spray it on our foods.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:08:35 +0000

You’re falsified zyl. That statement is just as logical as the one you just made. If you have supposed evidence of data being falsified, where’s the evidence for it, or rather why aren’t you in the process of getting the article retracted? You can make claims, but that doesn’t automatically make them believable.

Fajas, the Bt varieties currently used do not target honey bees. There are plenty of studies going on that are double-checking that very issue, but Bt isn’t looking to be the magic bullet as to why bee populations are declining.

By: fajas colombianas

fajas colombianas — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:56:57 +0000

Maybe this is the reason why honebees are disappearing.

By: zyl

zyl — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:58:37 +0000

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Please carefully read the data by the report (published by Science Magazine):
About the percentage 63% of Bt-corn:
It is a misleading number.
That data is falsified by the USDA staff.
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By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:56:05 +0000

Honey bees, monarchs, what else ? Maybe native prairie butterflies like the Poweshiek Skipperling, Ottoe Skipper which are now gone from MN.

By: JD

JD — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 02:44:52 +0000

I hope they tested GM corn and found out it will not harm honey bees that pollinate it, or do they just take poison back to their hives? Is that why they disappear?

By: fatkid

fatkid — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:30:38 +0000

Wow #4- Maybe Paul Wakefield can make a legitimate comeback! Discredited Anti vaxer yesterday, Monarch Butterfly savior today. At least this time there wouldn’t be blood on his paycheck.

By: jabyssal

jabyssal — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 03:42:09 +0000

GMO’s hold a certain fascination with tech types but it is a complex issue, without perhaps a simple analysis from an environmental perspective, check this out from SciAm:

Genetically inserted insecticide contaminates U.S. waterways

By David Biello Sep 28, 2010

http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=genetically-inserted-insecticide-co-2010-09-28

By: woaoo

woaoo — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:03:32 +0000

“$6.9 billion over 14 years”. Woaooo… Impressive !

Just a question : is it a lot ?

Not really, if we believe this french article, it represents only 2,7%…

=> http://www.lesmotsontunsens.com/les-ogm-ca-fonctionne-quoi-que-8081

By: Georg

Georg — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:35:04 +0000

Same thing as many vaccines: the “rest” of a population not
taking part in a vaccination scheme profits from elimination
of the big epidemy risk, without “paying” some maybe
vaccination risk.
Georg

By: fatkid

fatkid — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:38:02 +0000

Yeah, it really decimates those pesky Monarch butterflies too!

By: Brian Too

Brian Too — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:08:42 +0000

Hah, this is funny! I can just imagine the farmer’s conversation over the fence. “Hey Bill, what do you think about that Bt corn? I hear it’s pretty good! Maybe you should try some…”

By: JenJen

JenJen — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:13:07 +0000

You know Monsanto is trying to figure out a way to charge non-customers for this alleged benefit.