Gucciardi writes: "What will be the end of Monsanto? Could it be lawsuits, new legislation, or perhaps even a tiny insect that is less than 0.10 mm in length."
Western corn rootworm larvae feed on root hairs and small roots. They have developed a resistance to Monsanto's biopesticide known as Bt
Nature May Soon Overcome Monsanto
30 June 12
hat will be the end of Monsanto? Could it be lawsuits, new legislation, or perhaps even a tiny insect that is less than 0.10 mm in length. A new report reveals that rootworms may ultimately be what ends Monsanto's crops, despite the biotech giant's rampant success within the United States legislative system. Amazingly, western corn rootworms have virtually no problem gobbling up Monsanto's modified maize crop, as they have developed a serious resistance to the very crops designed to kill them. So much so that these little critters are outpacing Monsanto's top scientists.
To make matters worse for the company, the resistant rootworms are maturing earlier than expected this year. And with the enhanced growth has come enhanced birth rates, with the bug's larvae hatching the earliest in decades. Monsanto, of course, is absolutely defenseless against the resistant rootworms which have adapted to their biopesticide known as Bt. At least 8 populations of insects have developed resistance, with 2 populations resistant to Bt sprays and at least 6 species resistant to Bt crops as a whole. The answer? Use even more intelligence-crushing pesticides.
Rootworms, Nature Overcome Monsanto's GMO Crops
It is for this reason that the EPA has warned in the past that Monsanto's crops will soon be ravaged by the insects. In their report on the subject, the EPA states:
"Monsanto's program for monitoring suspected cases of resistance is 'inadequate.'"
The statements have been reinforced by another group of concerned scientists. A body of 22 academic corn experts voiced serious concerns over GMO crop failures back in March, warning that a collapse of the GMO corn industry may soon follow - a particularly mighty prediction when considering that 94 percent of the US supply is currently of the genetically modified variety. It is also important to consider that much of the corn is not used for food, but for biodiesel purposes.
Will nature adapt to Monsanto's genetically modified creations and lead to their downfall in the end? Time and time again researchers and agricultural professionals have been calling upon Monsanto and the United States government to return to traditional and sustainable farming practices - even citing the fact that Monsanto's GMOs produce even less yield. Instead, the modified crops have overtaken much of the food supply. Now, in the face of collapse, the only answer provided by Monsanto is to drench crops in even more pesticides and modify their genetic coding to an even greater degree.
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The problem is, these idiots HAVE just about gained control of America, so their stupidity will take those of us who protest, warn and fight like crazy down with them.
Unless, by the grace of God, a little worm shall lead us. One more problem, though -- that little worm has got to learn the difference in BAD Crops, and those we need to survive. No easy row ahead -- but some of us DO love this development, just the same.
What has to happen for America to understand that we can NEVER defeat Mother Nature? Not even with billions spent on "bigger and better" pesticides (and, FYI, candidates)!!
Across the planet, about 45-50& of corn crops are used for ethanol. Brazil devotes some 51% of its crop to ethanol.
In short, the destruction of a major portion of the corn crop would put some serious hurt on a lot of people.
Adios, Monsanto.
It's just a pity that the likes of Monsteranto does so much global damage during it's attempts to upset the natural balance.
Of course, it's always had it's own Rootworms in the form of it's vast staff of lawyers and lobbyists -formerly know more realistically as "Burrowers" to chew away at US lawmaker who are their natural allies.
May they all be brutally reminded of their corrupted, rotted roots before they sink into the mire of their own making.
The latest research into the "Human Biome" shows clearly that our bodies are a cooperative blend of bacteria and human cells, and that we are truly part of our environment. There is no clear boundary between our bodys and the world.
This means that all toxins injected into the environment will negatively affect all life in a cascade of influence and distortion. This extends from fracking, (which is just as bad as injecting poison into the circulatory system of our bodies, since water reservoirs, underground and surface streams and rivers, and the oceans are all part of the Earth's circulatory system), to spraying herbicides and insecticides on the surface, to the use of toxic cleaning products, industrial waste, plastics in the ocean and on and on.
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The better question is why has there been such an increase in cancer, auto-immune diseases, diabetes, and many other problems? Indeed many people have died before their expected lifespan, and health in general is negatively affected by unnecessary and toxic changes to the environment. Death is only one of the negative results. More sickness and less vigorous life is also bad. If we clean up our environment, we will then see an increase in survival as well as a general improvement in health and well-being.
The biggest problem is dealing with global warming and Climate Change, and those problems are a threat to all life on the planet. Our ignorant polluting of the planet has negative effects on all levels.
maybe because miracles really do happen...
Global warming and resulting Climate Change on the largest scale, and the poisoning of local and regional ecosystems on the "smaller" scale are adding up to a record of disastrously dangerous foolishness that is unequaled in human history.
In England the people have become so alarmed at the dangers of GMO processes that they take action, uprooting fields of GMO plants before they can mature. While in some cases this may be "throwing the baby out with the bathwater", it clearly shows that we do not have to be afraid or accepting of dangerous practices and experiments.
This is an excellent article, since we all must become more informed about the dangers of Monsanto and similar companies so we can know where to draw the line. We must begin to protect ourselves and our planet from ourselves, or we will have no future at all, or at "best" a future of death and misery for most humans and other life.
We still have time to prevent the worst of the disasters, but the time is running out. Every year we fail to stop burning fossil fuels, for example, guarantees further destruction of our potential to survive.
There is a reason why mega corporations have to spend so much money buying politicians, contributing to campaigns, hiring teams of lawyers and any other ridiculous expense one can think of just to survive - it's unnatural for such an entity to exist in nature. Let loose the corporate rootworms.
"Something is happening, but you don't know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones."
-Bob Dylan
Nature understands more than humans do and is more aware of the threats than we ever will be.
and may monsanto read all of these comments and know that there are more and more people watching -- and avoiding their products.
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_25635.cfm
Hope you'll join us!
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