Monarch culture problems

Gretchen Oosterhout dmatrix at europa.com
Mon May 5 18:26:43 EDT 1997


I'm taking the last step of desperation and now I'll try REPEATEDLY posting
to the whole list: despite having sent repeated messages to the list server
to unsubscribe, apparently correctly formatted, I'm still getting numerous
messages from the Leps list. Please take me off your lists! Thank you.

At 10:05 AM 5/5/97 -0700, James J. Kruse wrote:
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>On Sun, 4 May 1997 Insectadv at AOL.COM wrote:
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>> Not knowing what state you are in.  There are several states in the East that
>> are wholesale spraying "Bacillus thuringiensis" to try and control the gypsy
>> moth problem,  the product is also being used by some states and county
>> vector control groups to control mosquito.
>> 
>> Insect Adventures
>> 
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>As I recall, the monarch culture problem was with adults. In a nutshell,  
>Bt affects the digestive system of LARVAE by cutting it up with crystals.
>There are different Bt strains targeting Leps, Diptera, and Coleoptera,
>and sometimes combinations.  It is HIGHLY unlikely that Bt would be
>affecting adults in the manner described.
>
>I am far from a Bt proponent, but if we are going to be angry about Bt
>useage, lets be angry for the "right" reasons and not perpetuate rumor!
>
>Also, I have had cultures fail for years before Bt came along, and now it
>seems to be the only possible reason for failure! 
>
>Cheers!
>Jim Kruse
>University of California at Berkeley
>Dept. of Environ Sci, Policy and Mgmt.
>Div. of Insect Biology
>Sperling Lab
>201 Wellman Hall
>Berkeley, California, 94720-3113
>(510) 642-5114
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