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)
SophiaDeer
Gorgeous!!!
jstsittinghere
excellent shot , beautiful, thank you for the information!!
SNAKEY
Every new innovation is as much a blessing as a curse..... nothing comes cheap or without a cost but it is a story state that those who do no meddle with the gods scheme of things pay heavily....... ex image mate:O)
DJB
Good Job Danny! I better not get started or it will be a long rant. Just glad we have this bit of nature to stare at for the time being. Thanks
tallpindo
Innovation is a war of maneuver as much as an agglomeration of mass. Locusts have come to Israel for the first time since 1959 and are eatting the lawns. The message of the 60's was you can quit.
M_Moraitis
A gorgeous little fellow with wonderful colors! The DOF is extreme...love it!
Niutek
Splendid shot, Danny. As for the info... :( I'm most sceptical about much change... but I do hope I'm wrong.
pimbotin
Do you really mean that Haerlin is waiting for a decision from European Union politicians? THIS SCARES ME... Recent news seen on TV in France has proven that those incompetent staff are totally unable to take decisions to protect our environment. The danger you focus on in this text is similar to the one we are now experiencing in France with BEES for more than 5 YEARS!!!! All our bees are dying and our government (which pretend they are ecologist) is unable to take any decision. You know, the real problem is written inside your text... The puppets we see on TV and who pretend they are our leaders are not the real leaders! You mentionned the name of NOVARTIS (very famous firm in Europe), this kind of people acting in the shades are the true leaders because they own our money! As long as this kind of people will rule the world, the french bees and the american Monarchs won't have anything else to do than dying... Thanks for having mentionned GreenPeace... VOTE for the image and the text...
i-popba
wowww..!! wonderful shot..!! cool colors and composition...well done.. V
Stringy
I'm not too happy about all this GM stuff. So much technology seems to be thrown at us without proper testing. Thanks for the info and again backed up with a wonderful image.
Cosme..D..Churruca
Very very interesting and very very well done !
NataLibera70
Excelent for all !!! v
PapaGuru
Very disturbing info Dan, mankind just seems to love making the "same" mistakes over and over again. Profit seems to be a good catalyst. Fine butterfly photo though!
jimry
Fine photography Dan...and yeah, the DOF is awesome :)
sossy
most beautiful dressed butty! and so well presented! gorgeous work!
jcv2
Apparently small actions with very profound consequences. Man seems not capable to handle this creation with wisdom; there's so much at stake! Beautiful capture of this butty!
tibet2004uk
As I said thousands of times and will keep saying for thousand more: "we are the virus of this planet"! Gorgeous shot!
Enmos
Very nice dof and colors on the buttie, excellent work here !!!
Akinom
Such an amazingly beautiful design on the wings! Excellently captured as always!
sparky123
Fantastic image and such things as this must be taken more seriously!! Understand your concerns
borsy
Excellent image, Danny!!! Missed this one somehow the first time around.
bleachfix
Man is bound to continue screwing up our planet until there is not much left **Big Sigh""
AgentMai
It's quite possible that this kind of "effect" has taken affect in Australia already. This year in particular, I must say that Monarch (introduced to Aus) numbers are very low, as are most other butterflies native to Australia. With de-forestation, chemically treated crops and gardens that dont provide any of the butterflies needs...it's clear that soon butties will vanish completely. This capture is amazing, perfect macro and DOF. He's a stunning little butty, Excellent photo =)