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| We'd totally put up a photo of baby butterflies here to evoke sympathy, except baby butterflies are hideous. |
"GMO crops are killing our butterflies"
Wrong. Farmers who grow GMO crops are overusing pesticides that end up killing the milkweed plants where Monarchs lay their eggs.
In other words, it is possible to educate farmers to use pesticides more judiciously. The study itself says nonfarmers can be encouraged to allow milkweed to grow in their gardens to mitigate the effect of pesticides on farmland.
What the study does not say is how much the reduction of harmful insects may have helped make food more affordable, especially since yields have increased.
You really need to take a holistic view and then see where the chips fall.
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