[Leps-l] [leps-talk] Monarch Armageddon

[Paul Cherubini]

On Feb 15, 2013, at 8:55 PM, Roger Kuhlman wrote:

> Paul, I just think it is nonsense to say that Modern
> high-technology agricultural practices in America
> have not negatively impacted Monarchs and other
> native butterfly species.

Did I actually say that?  No, I wrote: "despite the widespread 
adoption of Roundup Ready corn and soybean plants by 
Midwestern farmers and the resulting reduction in the 
abundance of milkweed on farmland, there are still billions 
of milkweed plants growing along the edges of those same 
farm fields and will be for the forseeable future. So to 
this day monarchs can still be routinely seen laying eggs 
on those crop margin and farm roadside milkweed plants 
like this": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MqrvAxTl0I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKmDId55pfc

Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.