The Butterfly Effect by danob
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Some recent studies about GM crops and research gives pause for thought rather than the film which you either love or hate..
The detrimental effects on butterflies was first revealed in a Cornell-University study published in the May 20th issue of "Nature" magazine. In a laboratory test 44 per cent of the larvae of the some butterflies fed with milkweed contaminated with Bt-maize pollen died within 48 hours. Research carried out at Iowa State University later confirmed the detrimental effect at the levels of pollen found in the fields.
These studies indicate that the toxic effects of Bt-pollen could impact a much wider range of lepidoptera, a class of insects that comprises all butterflies and moths. All species, whose caterpillars feed during the pollination time of maize, could be affected by maize pollen, which can be carried on the wind as far as 200 metres from its source.
"We hope that butterfly experts all over the world will help us to refine this initial list and will conduct more field studies, especially in the USA, where Bt-maize is grown in large quantities," Haerlin said.
Greenpeace calls upon Novartis, Monsanto and Pioneer to recall the already commercialised varieties of Bt-maize in Spain and Germany and demands that the European Commission immediately bans the release of these varieties, which are the first GMOs commercially grown within the European Union. "It is incomprehensible that even such obvious threats have not been considered prior to approval," said Haerlin. "The research on Monarchs reaffirms our warning that the large scale release of genetically engineered crops is an accident waiting to happen."
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Comments (53)
danob
This is not a Monarch just a butterfly hanging on to a leaf which seemed appropriate for this..
vlaaitje
wonderful colorful shot..and a great explaination....perfect details and dof
Tamela.J.
WOW this is gorgeous!! Lots of usefull information as I well! Always new things with your beautiful shots! Spectacular!!
zaberc
Cool shot !!! Bravo !
Lary
Superb butterfly and great informations from you my friend! Congrats and thanks! :)
cynlee
such a beautiful butty in the dof... difficult for mother nature to compete with man's determination for growth & ultimate destruction
soulofharmony
stunning sensual capture...so elegantly kissing the leaf... excellent composition..sublime information..:)
WiserAngel
perfection as always!
gallimel
an extraordinary exemple of art and beauty.
susanmoses
'tis such a shame what havoc man can wreak on earth... a place filled with beauty... a place that doesn't really need us... thank you for always exploring and sharing with us the depth of that beauty Danny!
SoulSearcherr
you always provide us with such beauty and informative information to help us really feel closer and more protective of our beautiful world we live in..thank you..smile
NODROG69
Excellent shot and informative details too.
chantal-france
thanks for the very documented information, Daniel!! I love butterfly, and I am glad to say that in france this kind of "manufactered" maize is greatly contested and is not widely cultured yet - hope it will be for a long time :)) Anyway, your shot is wonderful :))
Masema
GM crops have been "ify" from the start...it sickens me how governments can very sneakily push this stuff on the mostly unaware public...this is a great mesage Danny. I hope this cause will pick up steam and change takes place...Beauty shot btw :)
SoulEatar
Yes i can feel it - A true stand out !
deemarie
Your images always reflect your gentle soul :)
Sekadhar
Superb! Excellent shot:))!!!!
kansas
A beautiful capture. Wonderful commentary about a subject dear to my heart. We do not use pesticide or herbicide on our farm, however neighbors do and it drifts. We haven't raised crops for years--back to native grass. But we have noticed a great decline in many wild fruiting plants, and birds/animals/insects such as quail, cicadas, fireflies, and other creatures which we feel is due to the extensive use of chemicals. (And we wonder just how much of this harmful stuff is in the food we eat due to livestock eating grains and grasses that has been sprayed with these chemicals.)Farmers in our area have horrible bug problems with some of their crops. But the reduction in birds which would normally eat these crop pests, they now spray on the chemicals. We have read about genetically engineered crops and strongly disapprove. It all boils down to "the love of money" no matter how you slice it. I'll get off the soap box now. ;))
Corwin13
A perfect capture!!! Bravo and vote!
tony_br22
hello this is excellent
Tedz
Beautiful Butty Boy...aah...the Seed is Sown....but Global Warming will Annihilate Us all before the next Millennium.
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent and very beautiful macro my friend!!!
Digidoodle
Nice image of the butterfly, I believe it needs a little extra lighting....Who knows maybe try photoshop.
ONIAK
A stunning photographe of this butterfly. I'm sory to say this (with tearry eyes) my dad would have also cried at this. The documentory is so touching. Why can't the creatures of nature be left alone to live out their natural life. It is such a shame what some people and governemnts will do. @ Cynlee, I agree with what you said but, mother nature will prevale. Thank you Danny for this moving photo and words.
pjaj
Excellent photography Danny! Beautiful shot!!
addiek
A beautiful b'fly picture (love the blues) recorded for posterity with respect for nature.
suresh_krishna
Excellent capture and thanks for the educative commentary. Yes, we seem to be wiping out species after species without any knowledge of creating one. Man is, often, a senseless destroyer.
logiloglu
perfection as always. excellent macro !!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!!!
solrac_gi_2nd
PERFECT !!!!
Apophis906
What a very pretty buttie here,excellent capture and job.