02-03-2007, 06:11 AM
Aloha Everyone,
Thanks for this thread. It is an important one. I don't know if gmo's will help us because even if they take away the sounds (which attracks the females) I don't think it will stop the propagation of the little creatures. Even if they spliced a gene into the females to make them sterile, I believe that life finds it way. As in the case of the sterile papaya seeds. I don't believe they are completely sterile and some organic farmers who had their papayas tested found contamination. Maybe through cross pollination. etc.. I respect the scientific world but I'm worried about more gmo's being created to stop this. Thanks for mentioning to test a controlled area but can we really control an area of frogs? That would be my question. I few years back I called Peabark to tell them my concerns about the gmo papaya's they said their has been no open field testing. Well, that is so not true. Gmo papaya's are in the open markets, stores etc.. because they look nicer. So I don't know if this will work but I respect the ravingpunatics comments. If their was a way to "environmentally soundly" take care of the issue, it would be good.
One of my friends thinks the coqui population will crash on it's own but what other native species will dissapear before they crash.
I have enjoyed the quiteness on my Puna land but we have one coqui now and can't find it and more coming from the other lot behind ours. It is very frustrating. I would join a neighborhood spraying or whatever it takes but don't you have to take a class before you get the sprayer? That part turns me off.
Yah, I've heard people say they like the frogs etc... but the damage they do to the environment is bigger than we think. Spraying also changes the environment too so it is a very hard situation.
I'm not an expert on gmo's but have been aware of some of the issues.
Thanks for this thread. It is an important one. I don't know if gmo's will help us because even if they take away the sounds (which attracks the females) I don't think it will stop the propagation of the little creatures. Even if they spliced a gene into the females to make them sterile, I believe that life finds it way. As in the case of the sterile papaya seeds. I don't believe they are completely sterile and some organic farmers who had their papayas tested found contamination. Maybe through cross pollination. etc.. I respect the scientific world but I'm worried about more gmo's being created to stop this. Thanks for mentioning to test a controlled area but can we really control an area of frogs? That would be my question. I few years back I called Peabark to tell them my concerns about the gmo papaya's they said their has been no open field testing. Well, that is so not true. Gmo papaya's are in the open markets, stores etc.. because they look nicer. So I don't know if this will work but I respect the ravingpunatics comments. If their was a way to "environmentally soundly" take care of the issue, it would be good.
One of my friends thinks the coqui population will crash on it's own but what other native species will dissapear before they crash.
I have enjoyed the quiteness on my Puna land but we have one coqui now and can't find it and more coming from the other lot behind ours. It is very frustrating. I would join a neighborhood spraying or whatever it takes but don't you have to take a class before you get the sprayer? That part turns me off.
Yah, I've heard people say they like the frogs etc... but the damage they do to the environment is bigger than we think. Spraying also changes the environment too so it is a very hard situation.
I'm not an expert on gmo's but have been aware of some of the issues.