Paul Cherubini caught out yet again

[Neil Jones]

On Sun, 2006-06-04 at 05:32, Paul Cherubini wrote:
> Probably few of you realize that last summer
> monarch populations were at normal levels in the
> upper Midwestern and Eastern USA.  In fact, monarch
> egg densities last summer in the upper Midwest were near
> a 10 year high according to Dr. Karen Oberhauser:
> http://www.saber.net/~monarch/kara.jpg
> 
> Ironically, that means monarch egg densities last 
> summer were near a 10 year high in the same area
> of the USA where most of the Bt corn and herbicide 
> tolerant soybeans are grown.
> 
> This spring the monarch populations are even higher
> than last year and will likely be much above normal all 
> summer and fall in the upper Midwest, Great Lakes States
> and New England States.
> 
> But, like I say, few of you may be aware of this good
> news because it hasn't been publicized.  
> 
> Paul Cherubini
> El Dorado, Calif.
> 

The simple reason it hasn't been publicised is because it isn't true.
That isn't Dr Oberhauser's original graph!


I don't propose to go over Paul Cherubini's history here but suffice it
to say this is not the first time! I don't know any sensible scientist
who takes any notice of what he says any more. Interested newcomers
should do a few searches on his name, or read the book "Four wings and a
Prayer" by Sue Halpern.


Paul Cherubini doesn't give a source for the graph but it would appear
to come from the newsletter of the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project
which is run by Dr Oberhauser and her colleagues.

http://www.mlmp.org/pdfs/mlmp2006newsletter.pdf

You'll find the graph at the top right hand corner of the second page.

For those who have difficulty comparing the graphs I have compiled a 
web page which puts the two together when the changes in Paul
Cherubini's graph become very obvious.

http://www.butterflyguy.com/cherub1.html


Paul Cherubini's graph appears to have been altered to say something
which enables him to make a conclusion that is more sympathetic to the
pesticide companies whose products he sells.

Neil Jones
Neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk http://www.butterflyguy.com/




 
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