At 11:14 PM 11/11/99 -0600, mmiller@pcsia.com wrote:
>Thank you very much for posting this information. It clearly illustrates
>that more work is needed to determine the effects of BT corn on non-target
>species.
>
>Has any work been done to determine what effect BT toxin containing corn
>pollen has on honey bee and other pollinator populations? I see a lot of
>pollen being collected from my corn plants by various bee/bumblebee
>species. Are there safety concerns about selling honey from a BT toxin
>corn pollen exposed hive? Does BT toxin containing pollen have negative
>effects when it is fed to the bee brood? Mike Miller
>
>>Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 16:23:59 -0800
>>To: <biotech_activists@iatp.org>, sanet-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu,
>> <PatrickMadden@compuserve.com>
>>From: Charles Benbrook <benbrook@hillnet.com>
>>Subject: Monarch Meeting
>>
>> Several viewpoints and press stories have now been circulated on the
>>outcome of the November 2, 1999 Chicago meeting on new research on Monarchs
>>and Bt corn. We have posted substantive meeting reports by Becky Goldburg
>>of EDF, and Lincoln P. Brower and Myron P. Zalucki. For these, go to
>>
>>http://www.biotech-info.net/butterflies_btcorn.html
>>
>>Univ. of Illinois IPM specialists Kevin Steffey and Mike Gray offer their
>>views on the Monarch meeting in a new posting on the Univ. of Illinois
>>extension page, go to --
>>
>>http://spectre.ag.uiuc.edu/cespubs/pest/articles/199924d.html
>>
>> We will continue to add reports and stories on this meeting and related
>>developments shedding light on the impact of Bt pollen on non-target
>>beneficials, of which the Monarch is only the most visible example, thus
>>far. As research starts to show up in the literature, we will also post it
>>or links to it. If anyone has any data on this subject that they would
>>like posted, please contact me by private email.
>>
>> chuck
>>
>>
>>
>>Charles Benbrook CU FQPA site
www.ecologic-ipm.com
>>Benbrook Consulting Services Ag BioTech InfoNet www.biotech-info.net
>>5085 Upper Pack River Road IPM site www.pmac.net
>>Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
>>208-263-5236 (Voice) 208-263-7342 (Fax)
>
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