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The monarch butterfly is very important within nature’s ecosystem. The monarch butterfly pollinates different types of flowers and vegetables. The monarch butterfly is a natural pesticide as it primarily eats insects that destroy plants. However, there are many different types of animals that prey upon monarch butterflies. Here is a quick list.
– ants, mantids, wasps, spiders, birds, lizards, mice, toads, and flies.
This list of animals is quite diverse. Nevertheless, Monsanto is looking for a way to preserve monarch butterflies. They are looking to create a pesticide that would kill all of those other animals, while making the monarch butterflies resistant to that pesticide. Basically, the GMO-resistant strains would be injected into the caterpillars in order to create GMO monarch butterflies within their cocoons.
I thought monarchs were toxic due to their diet
I didn’t think that they were being preyed upon, but there are videos on YouTube showing wasps grabbing butterflies mid-flight
wasps are pricks. they kill for fun
Pesticides are not good in one’s garden
Pesticides are only good for profits for farmers. In some instances, farmers are so bankrupt due to all of the tariffs that they have to use pesticides in order to increase yield.
Farmers need care and governments should take care of them
That is a true statement, but in the USA, tariffs against China has decimated the profits of farmers. It is good that the trade deal was signed yesterday, but 75% of the tariffs are still active.
I was referring to India. Government should heavily subsidise losses incurred by farmers due to poor climate and other imponderables
I love seeing these monarchs in my garden. Did not know about what Monsanto has planned.
That’s why Monsanto has been around for over 100 years. They just say that they are an agricultural company instead of talking about what they are actually doing. The issues with RoundUp have caused people like myself that are really beginning to research what they really are doing and what they are planning to do in the future.