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06-13-2007, 08:21 PM
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This is how the world will end?
I read this about a Gen Eng grass for golf courses that is designed to be impervious to Roundup. So the course maintenance crew can spray Roundup on the greens, etc,... and the grass won't die. That's nice. Problem is, it pollenates easy and spreads everywhere. And it can't be killed. http://www.organicconsumers.org/ge/g...tion092304.cfm 
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06-13-2007, 08:34 PM
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I would say that is contributing to the bee dilemna....but I only had troubles with wasps on the golf course...and those dreaded bogey's
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06-13-2007, 08:45 PM
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06-13-2007, 08:57 PM
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The bad thing is that all of it could be tied in to the bee problem. The possible(probable)unintentional "hybridization" of honeybees is a severe problem, if they don't find an answer.
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06-15-2007, 04:59 PM
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You might find this to be of interest. It relates to Canada's bees, but if you read the link, it seems that transgenic crops (bT modified) might be causal. Honey bees have been hybridized for many years, but not the pollen that they depend on...especially if it has a built in insecticide. http://commonground.ca/iss/0706191/cg191_bees.shtml
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06-15-2007, 05:06 PM
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06-15-2007, 05:21 PM
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Lots of great minds are working on this problem. Penn state seems to be leading the way, and here in NY Cornell is involved. I'm not certain of a "fix" at this point, as the determination of the cause is as yet undefined. If it really derives from genetically altered crops (that have been under cultivation for years), the remedy will take a very long time. That "genie" is already out of the bottle and into the environment. It amazes me at all the crops that are effected. Heck, I never even thought of canola oil. Think of how many foodstuffs use that. Ponder how that will impact all the "fast foods". Yup! Einstein got it right again. DTS
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