Seattle, Olympia to be Sprayed With Bacteria Used For GMO Genetics (Bt): to Treat Moths





By Cassius Kamarampi


April 16 is the beginning of a pesticide-bacteria spraying program in western Washington, authorized by the Washington State Department of Agriculture. The stated purpose is to kill Asian and European gypsy moths.


Here is a map of the areas being sprayed.



Approved by authorities and opposed by many people, they decided to spray a bacteria with pesticide properties called Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), the bacteria from which a gene comes that is used in GM crops to kill insects.


According to KOMO:










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