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drm604

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22. Or maybe Monsanto has nothing to do with this.

Reply to Dragonfli (Reply #13)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 11:07 PM

Apr 2016

It can't be about eliminating seed production.

Most of what Monsanto sells are grains. Corn, wheat, etc. Most of those don't require pollination by bees.

For crops that require pollination by bees it's not just a matter of seed production. Those plants will not produce the fruit, vegetable, or grain if they're not pollinated. So eliminating the bees would make the crops worthless and no one will buy seeds for crops that can't produce anything! Monsanto has no interest in making their products worthless.

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Illinois illegally seizes bees resistant to Monsanto’s Roundup; kills remaining queens [View all] forest444 Apr 2016 OP

........ daleanime Apr 2016 #1

I wish I could just dismiss this as "more SOP from Bruce Rauner's Illinois" forest444 Apr 2016 #3

This is absolutely chilling Fairgo Apr 2016 #2

They've earned their nickname: forest444 Apr 2016 #5

absolutely chilling SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2016 #12

I fear that going underground will be a situation Ilsa Apr 2016 #4

Worst of all, public opinion tends to enable the Monsatans of the world. forest444 Apr 2016 #6

This is criminal behavior on the part of the Illinois Dept of Ag. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2016 #7

Short of an alien invasion, nothing. forest444 Apr 2016 #8

Lol...I Was About To Say Maybe They Are The Aliens billhicks76 Apr 2016 #16

I wouldn't put it past them. forest444 Apr 2016 #33

I don't completely understand what's going on here. drm604 Apr 2016 #9

presumably any resistant bees will have to be on their license? MisterP Apr 2016 #10

Bees pollinate Old Codger Apr 2016 #11

I was still typing when you posted, but it sounds so crazy, nature is much larger than crop seeds Dragonfli Apr 2016 #14

They Old Codger Apr 2016 #21

It doesn't make sense, our ecosystem needs bees. One shot in the dark? Maybe something to do Dragonfli Apr 2016 #13

You Are Onto Something Maybe billhicks76 Apr 2016 #17

Or maybe Monsanto has nothing to do with this. drm604 Apr 2016 #22

bullshit. mopinko Apr 2016 #15

Next you'll deny that the bees were vaccinated with mercury-rich Thimerosal Orrex Apr 2016 #19

Of course! The bees are autistic! drm604 Apr 2016 #23

Exactly. drm604 Apr 2016 #20

I am thinking bad thoughts. LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #18

roundup is an herbicide PaulaFarrell Apr 2016 #24

Read up-thread. Duppers Apr 2016 #25

already did PaulaFarrell Apr 2016 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Duppers Apr 2016 #32

I didn't think Roundup would be applied at harvest either but it often is with wheat - womanofthehills Apr 2016 #30

If monsanto specializes in glycophosphate resistant crops bhikkhu Apr 2016 #38

what in the hell of fuck? dhill926 Apr 2016 #26

f******g diabolical hopemountain Apr 2016 #28

It takes about a minute with The Google to find out... jmowreader Apr 2016 #29

Glyphosate harms bees spatial learning womanofthehills Apr 2016 #31

We keep Honey Bees in Arkansas. bvar22 Apr 2016 #34

Always the Money tomsmom22 Apr 2016 #35

Monsanto obviously plans to patent a "resistant bee" and corner the honey market. McCamy Taylor Apr 2016 #36

Is that the point? PATRICK Apr 2016 #37