Monarchs and GM crops

[Paul Cherubini]

Ian Harvey wrote:
 
> To me, the Nature paper demonstrates two things:
> 
> a) Monarch larvae don't like corn pollen
> 
> b) Nature will publish insubstantial science to get in the press.

This link below has pictures of the thick coating of Bt corn pollen the
Cornell researchers placed on the milkweed plants.

> ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS NETWORK
> 
> http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1999/05/052099/monarch_3296.asp

The pictures in this link above show the thick coating
of Bt pollen that the Cornell researchers placed on the milkweed leaves. 

COMMON SENSE QUESTION: How often does one see such a situation in the
Midwest where a substantial proportion the vast biomass of milkweed
there is covered with a layer of corn pollen that thick? And for how 
long in the summer?  Common sense tells me this is a rare situation that
might develope on a tiny fraction of the biomass of milkweed and last
for a matter of days, not weeks or months. 

Paul Cherubini, Placerville, California