Brian Fredericksen wrote: > > Gaucho is used extensively as a seed treatment on > sweet and/or field corn, canola, sunflowers, green beans > and sugar beets here in MN. > I have been concerned about atrazine traces and gmo corn > as inputs into corn syrup on top of other recent > infomation. > Wonderful we can't get away from chems anywhere. I visit the upper Midwest frequently to monitor migratory butteflies. Butterflies are susceptible to very small amounts of pesticides. Nevertheless, I find butterflies are spectacularly abundant in the intense GMO corn and soybean regions of northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. Examples: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mastertech/gilc.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mastertech/trua.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mastertech/monod.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mastertech/gilb.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mastertech/plbestt.jpg Thus I feel the margins of GMO crops are excellent habitats for butterflies and other pollinators. Paul Cherubini El Dorado, Calif. ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************
