It’s non-selective and doesn’t differentiate between weeds and other plants. Roundup kills most plants it contacts, requiring precise application. Some Roundup formulas affect plants within hours. Monsanto engineered its Roundup Ready crops, which can resist Roundup, in 1996. Using Roundup Ready c...
Make no mistake: Roundupisdangerous when it’s wet. Don’t let your pets (or other animals) walk around or eat plants that have been freshly sprayed with Roundup, no matter if it’s glyphosate-based or not. Be sure not to spray Roundup if there are insects around, especially pollinators...
Is Roundup Weedkiller A Brain-Damaging Neurotoxin?featured
So why are we using a chemical that is too dangerous to store under our kitchen sinks in the reach of children on the foods we feed our families? Monsanto and Roundup Monsanto is the developer of both RoundUp weed killer(an “herbicide”) and a suite of crops that are genetically altered...
It’s a common alternative to Roundup’s popular weed-killer glyphosate, which some plants have become resistant to in recent years. Unfortunately, exposure to paraquat has now been linked to many serious side effects, including the development of Parkinson’s Disease. If you or your loved one...
First of all,don’t use Roundupor any chemical herbicides or pesticides on your own property. You can kill weeds with safe and natural alternatives, like sprays made with vinegar, botanical oils and soaps. You can’t stop your neighbors from using weed killer chemicals … but youcan do your...
Roundup Weedkiller Studies show Roundup weed killer, a popular herbicide used at home and commercially, can cause cancer. But many people in Hawai‘i were exposed to its toxic chemicals unknowingly. Its manufacturer, Monsanto, failed to warn the public of the risks of using their products. We...
by Cynthia Curl and Carly Hyland ,The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Living near farmland can significantly increase people's exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in the widely used herbicide Roundup, new research shows. This chemical has been connected to health concerns, ...
And then there is the book’s final page, which simply states: “This is The Last Dangerous Visions. There will be no others.” I accept this as true — but I’m grateful for the work Ellison did on it, and especially for the labor of yes, love, that Straczynski undertook to pay ...
Bayer puts on its litigation hat:The company will also have to take on Monsanto’s legal struggles. Bayer said Thursday it has so far held off from weighing in on Monsanto’s legal strategy involving lawsuits—mainly over allegations of cancer risk in its weedkiller Roundup and complaints of ...