FIFRA SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL Subpanel on Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Plant-Pesticides and Resistance Management The Subpanel on Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Plant-Pesticides and Resistance Management of the FIFRA

EPA Regulation of Plant-Pesticides and Bt Plant-Pesticide Resistance Management

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates pesticides under two major statutory authorities: the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Under FIFRA, the EPA has the authority to regulate the development, sale, distribution, use, storage, and disposal of pesticides. To be registered, FIFRA required that a pesti...

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting, October 18-20, 2000, held at the Marriott Crystal City Hotel Sets of Scientific Issues Being Considered by the Environmental Protection Agency Regarding: Bt Plant-Pesticides Risk and Benefit Assessments

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting, October 18-20, 2000, held at the Marriott Crystal City Hotel Sets of Scientific Issues Being Considered by the Environmental Protection Agency Regarding: Bt Plant-Pesticides Risk and Benefit Assessments

Toxins for Transgenic Resistance to Hemipteran Pests

The sap sucking insects (Hemiptera), which include aphids, whiteflies, plant bugs and stink bugs, have emerged as major agricultural pests. The Hemiptera cause direct damage by feeding on crops, and in some cases indirect damage by transmission of plant viruses. Current management relies almost exclusively on application of classical chemical insecticides. While the development of transgenic cr...

Workshop Report : Regulatory and Public Policy Perspectives

RISKS TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY POSED BY RESISTANT PESTS Many general questions and observations were made concerning the risk of pests, especially insect pests to a crop containing a transgenic pesticide, e.g., the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxin. If pests cannot be controlled, food and fiber crops will be jeopardized and may negatively impact society throughout the world. As a result, ...