Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Watch the movies Food Inc. and The Future of Food to start with. You'll see that we are all up a creek when it comes to big agribusiness and their hold on the world.
There are more effective means of pest control than chemical.
But, biological controls provide little profit to chemical companies.
Obviously there are effective means of pest control or we would not have "organic" produce. The chemical companies raked in the fortune in the cosmetic and household cleaner industry as well.
Well, first you have to brand 'em. Then its similar to cattle ranching.
For high tekkers, you just genetically program the little buggers.
Quote:
Originally Posted by stillkit
Downsides:
Branding them would be labor intensive and probably result in the hiring of more illegals.
Who would want genetically modified worms running all over the country? God knows what that might result in!
and dont forget that if you go to brand them, or genetically modify them, PETA and their subsidiary PETI(people for the ethical treatment of insects, a small but radical arm) will be on your case.
as for monsanto, you would think the lefties would be all in favor of what they want to do since the lefties hero george soros owns a big chunk of that company.
and dont forget that if you go to brand them, or genetically modify them, PETA and their subsidiary PETI(people for the ethical treatment of insects, a small but radical arm) will be on your case.
as for monsanto, you would think the lefties would be all in favor of what they want to do since the lefties hero george soros owns a big chunk of that company.
You've just taken a hated company and made it a super-hated company.
There are more effective means of pest control than chemical.
But, biological controls provide little profit to chemical companies.
Indeed, Monsanto's nightmare are independent farmers planting their own seeds gained from local, established varieties, and doing so using traditional methods of pest control and fertilization.
Location: Somewhere gray and damp, close to the West Coast
20,956 posts, read 5,380,121 times
Reputation: 8559
Quote:
Originally Posted by ergohead
I had an informative discussion with a gummit entomologist about 20 years ago where he convinced me biological controls would exceed the efficacy of any store-bought chemicals.
I didn't take notes.
Maybe just heresay.
But over that 20 year period, I did follow what research got Government funding and what didn't.
The priorities really are skewed toward Big Chem, and its sister, Big Pharma.
Big Ag, Big Chem and Big Pharma are all married to Big Government.
Sounds like incest to me.
Sorry, "REP ERGO" button jammed again.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
