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Seeds of change: corn seed mixtures for resistance management and integrated pest management.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21510178     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The use of mixtures of transgenic insecticidal seed and nontransgenic seed to provide an in-field refuge for susceptible insects in insect-resistance-management (IRM) plans has been considered for at least two decades. However, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has only recently authorized the practice. This commentary explores issues that regulators, industry, and other stakeholders should consider as the use ofbiotechnology increases and seed mixtures are implemented as a major tactic for IRM. We discuss how block refuges and seed mixtures in transgenic insecticidal corn, Zea mays L., production will influence integrated pest management (IPM) and the evolution of pest resistance. We conclude that seed mixtures will make pest monitoring more difficult and that seed mixtures may make IRM riskier because of larval behavior and greater adoption of insecticidal corn. Conversely, block refuges present a different suite of risks because of adult pest behavior and the lower compliance with IRM rules expected from farmers. It is likely that secondary pests not targeted by the insecticidal corn as well as natural enemies will respond differently to block refuges and seed mixtures.
Authors:
David W Onstad; Paul D Mitchell; Terrance M Hurley; Jonathan G Lundgren; R Patrick Porter; Christian H Krupke; Joseph L Spencer; Christine D DiFonzo; Tracey S Baute; Richard L Hellmich; Lawrent L Buschman; William D Hutchison; John F Tooker
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of economic entomology     Volume:  104     ISSN:  0022-0493     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Econ. Entomol.     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-21     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985127R     Medline TA:  J Econ Entomol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  343-52     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA. onstad@illinois.edu
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