To be released on February 3, Now or Never: Serious New Plans to Save a Natural Pest Control evaluates the current EPA management plans and details what is needed to delay the development of insect resistance in the millions of acres already devoted to Bt corn, cotton, and potatoes. The Union of Concerned Scientists report will be submitted to both the EPA and the EPA Scientific Advisory Panel subpanel. The subpanel will meet February 9-10 in Arlington, VA, to discuss resistance management plans for crops genetically engineered to contain Bt.
Dr. Fred Gould, Professor of Entomology at North Carolina State University and one of the report's authors; Dr. Margaret Mellon, Director of UCS's Agriculture and Biotechnology Program; and Dr. Jane Rissler, Senior Staff Scientist at UCS, will speak at the press breakfast about the report, the value of Bt, and the threat to organic farmers and biotechnology companies if Bt is lost.
WHAT: Press breakfast and release of Now or Never: Serious New Plans to Save a Natural Pest Control
WHERE: Old Ebbitt Grill (downstairs in Cabinet room) 675 15th St., NW, Washington, DC
WHEN: Tuesday, February 3, 9:00 AM
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Contact: Suzy McDowell
smcdowell@ucsusa.org
202-332-0900
Union of Concerned Scientists
3-Jan-1998