Monarchs and Monoculture in southern Michigan

[Paul Cherubini]

Ed Reinertsen wrote:
>
> Paul and all
>
> Do you think if we used the recovery data (numbers) we
> have now that we could come-up with a ratio between Eastern
> population and the Atlantic population before and after 2001?
> Would this give us a true picture whether or not GM crops
> have affected the monarchs?

Ed, I don't know if there is enough tag data available
both before and after 2001 to generate those ratios.

However, I can provide you with a "true picture" of what
was going on with the monarch population yesturday
in southern Minnesota right in the heart of the GM crop
growing region

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mastertech/trub.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mastertech/trua.jpg

More pictures tomorrow.

Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.

 
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