Feb 14, 2014 ... Scientists now believe at least some of these pesticides play a major role in ...  Crops that eventually end up in our food, or in the feed used to fatten up ... Yet the  food-GMO food, drenched in neonics-we are growing is killing the bees. ... The  Monarch butterfly isn't yet on the verge of extinction, and unlike the ...
Monarch butterflies are becoming extinct because of increased use of crops  genetically modified to withstand pesticides. — PolitiFact National on Tuesday, ...
Feb 20, 2015 ... While the numbers are still grim, this year's annual monarch butterfly count at ...  that “monarch butterflies are becoming extinct because of this sort of ... of  increased use of crops genetically modified to withstand pesticides.
Apr 19, 1999 ... An increasingly popular commercial corn, genetically engineered to produce a ...  has an unwanted side effect: Its pollen kills monarch butterfly larvae in ... Nature,  the Cornell researchers note that this hybrid crop, known as Bt-corn, ... have a  huge potential for reducing pesticide use and increasing yields.
Apr 1, 2013 ... ... winter's population of North American monarch butterflies in Mexico was ... of  genetically modified crops and the resulting use of herbicides has ... Among them , Taylor said, is the increased planting of genetically modified corn in .... Well, it's  going to go below that because of these other economic forces.
Monarch butterflies are becoming extinct because of increased use of crops genetically modified to withstand pesticides.