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Date:
Thu, 5 Dec 2002 07:13:47 -0500
From:
Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization: Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)
To: Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
Director, State of California, Department of Pesticide
Regulation
cc: Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov
IN THIS EPA UPDATE:
Much Anticipated Report on Plant-Incorporated Protectant for Bt Corn Root Worm Released
The minutes from a federal advisory panel meeting on Monsanto's new Bt corn root worm pesticide product was released this week and posted on EPA's Web site at http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap/index.htm. In August 2002, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) held a public meeting to discuss Corn Root Worm Plant-Incorporated Protectant Insect Resistance Management and Non-Target Insect Issues. This Plant-Incorporated Protectant (PIP) product could potentially replace organophosphates, carbamates, and other conventional chemical pesticides used to control a significant insect pest. PIPs are pesticidal substances that plants produce from genetic material or proteins added to the plant. The genetic material ? not the plant itself ? is regulated by EPA. The corn root worm larva feeds on corn roots and reduces the plant's ability to absorb water and nutrients. Growers can suffer significant financial losses from decreases in production and the cost of chemical insecticides used to control this insect pest. Major issues discussed in the report involve insect resistance management and non-target insects. The Office of Pesticide Programs will review additional data received after the advisory panel meeting and consider the extensive public comments before proposing a decision on the registration application from Monsanto.
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