Are Non-GMO Walnuts good enough for feeding? Or should all nuts be Organic?

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Hi Friends,

Pardon me if this has been asked before. I've tried searching for an answer but I haven't seen it specifically in my search results.

Are Non-GMO Walnuts good enough for feeding? Or should all nuts for feeding be Organic? The reason I ask is because in my research I've found "Because of their number of harmful pests, walnuts are usually saturated in pesticides during the traditional growing process. They often receive much more chemical treatments than other nuts and seeds. Organic walnuts are produced without these chemicals and pesticides." Source: https://www.ehow.com/list_5796861_li...ganically.html

I've also found another source here that says "In general, even conventionally grown walnuts show little pesticide residue on the shelled nut. However, pesticides used in non-organic walnut production are hazardous to farmworkers and to local ecology, so choose organic walnuts whenever possible or talk to your local walnut farmer about his/her growing practices." https://foodprint.org/real-food/waln...g%20practices.

Does anyone feed squirrels Non-GMO walnuts and have had no issues? I'm worried the little rascals might develop health conditions if they are fed non-organic nuts. Thank you!