Monsanto Corn Falls to Illinois Bugs

[marmar]

(Bloomberg) Monsanto Co. (MON)’s insect-killing corn is falling over in northwestern Illinois fields, a sign that rootworms outside of Iowa may have developed resistance to the genetically modified crop, according to one scientist.

Michael Gray, an agricultural entomologist at the University of Illinois in Urbana, said he’s studying whether western corn rootworms collected last month in Henry and Whiteside counties are resistant to an insect-killing protein derived from Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt, a natural insecticide engineered into Monsanto corn.

The insects were collected in two fields where corn had toppled after roots were eaten by rootworms, Gray said today. Planting Bt corn year after year increases the odds that the bugs will develop resistance to the insecticide, he said. While the symptoms parallel bug resistance that’s been confirmed in Iowa, analysis of the Illinois insects won’t be complete until next year, he said.

“Whatever is the cause, it is generating a lot of concern.” Gray said in a telephone interview. “I wouldn’t say at this point it’s just an isolated field here or there.” ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-02/monsanto-corn-is-showing-illinois-insect-damage-as-investigation-widens.html

[gateley]

1. It's probably just killing the humans that eat it. nt

[StandingInLeftField]

2. "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature..."

[xchrom]

3. great. just great. fuck you monsanto. nt

[Lint Head]

4. To the bugs Monsanto corn tastes like chicken.

:crazy:

[hunter]

5. Mother Nature bats last.

We're all short timers, no matter how bad ass clever we think we are.

[Harmony Blue]

6. So true

instead of trying to understand we try to resist against the ecosystem.

[tblue37]

14. She bats last--but she packs a hell of a wallop! nt

[angel823]

15. +1000000

that is all.

[HereSince1628]

7. That's no unanticipated high-tech disaster

that's the well anticipated outcome of artificial selection. And it didn't take long.

Say hello to more spray and pray.

[Harmony Blue]

9. Mendel

is probably laughing at us right about now.

[mike_c]

10. yup, this was entirely predictable, and entirely predicted....

eom

[phantom power]

8. Darwin says H-

oh, never mind.

:eyes:

[reggie the dog]

11. monsanto corn has always been about patent rights not bugs

if your corn is polluted by monsanto pollen and the seeds have some of the genetics you have to pay monsanto the right to use its patented seeds, this has always been about monsanto taxing all farmers and thanks to people like Jose Bové we dont have this shit corn in france

[SpiralHawk]

12. Looks like we are headed for a catastrophic FAIL with mutant GMO crops (R) altogether

The mutant occult corporate GMO crapola is really stanking up the universe as more and more and more sTuDieS show -- and it looks like genetically mutant crap will CAUSE A HUGE FREAKING COLLAPSE...

Thanks a stanking steeming pantload, GMO Pimps, Inc. (R).

[bvar22]

13. Monsanto's Man in the White House = Tom Vilsack.

Obama's pick to run the US Department of Agriculture.
Champagne Corks were popping in Monsanto's Boardrooms with THAT appointment.
Google "Vilsack Ties to Monsanto".


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