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October 24 - 26 , 2006 Transmittal of Background Documents
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
OFFICE OF |
Memorandum
DATE: October 3, 2006
SUBJECT: Transmission of Background Materials and Charge to the Panel for the October 24-26, 2006 Session of the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) Entitled “Evaluation of the Resistance Risks from Using 100% Bollgard and Bollgard II Cotton as Part of a Pink Bollworm Eradication Program in the State of Arizona”
FROM: Janet L. Andersen, Ph.D., Director /s/
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P)
TO: Myrta Christian
Designated Federal Official
FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel
Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M)
Attached are 20 compact discs and 2 paper copies of all background documents and the charge to the panel for the October 24-26, 2006 FIFRA SAP session: Evaluation of the Resistance Risks from Using 100% Bollgard and Bollgard II Cotton as Part of a Pink Bollworm Eradication Program in the State of Arizona. These materials do not contain any information protected under statute as Confidential Business Information (CBI). These materials do not contain information protected from disclosure to foreign and multi-national pesticide producers under FIFRA Section 10(g). In addition, these materials include information protected by copyright. The Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) has obtained permission from the publishers to reproduce these copyrighted materials for purposes of the FIFRA SAP review and in the form (electronic and/or paper) attached to this memorandum. The attached documents include the following:
Document Title |
Author(s) |
Date |
Indicate Whether FIFRA 10(g) or © Protected |
Transmittal memorandum |
Janet Andersen |
9/27/06 |
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Charge to the panel |
Janet Andersen |
9/27/06 |
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EPA technical review of materials supporting Arizona’s 24 (c) applications (AZ05009 and AZ050010) to replace structured non-Bt cotton refuges with sterile insect technology and 100% Bollgard and Bollard II cotton |
Sharlene Matten |
9/26/06 |
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Figures 1-4 from EPA Technical Review |
Sharlene Matten |
9/26/06 |
© protected |
Cover letter from Arizona Department of Agriculture to transmit data to EPA (MRID# 469048-00) -- includes two reprinted articles listed below: |
Jack Peterson |
8/3/06 |
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a) Documentary support for continuation of a Special Local Need registration in Arizona for maximized use of Bt cotton in a sanctioned pink bollworm eradiation program |
Larry Antilla |
8/3/06 |
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b) Integrated management approaches for pink bollworm in the southwestern United States |
Thomas Henneberry and Steven Naranjo |
1998 |
© protected |
Volume 1: Bt/non-Bt mapping and program management data (MRID# 469048-01) -- consists of the following four documents listed below: |
Jack Peterson |
8/3/06 |
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a) Document 1: Suggested use of trapping and map data |
Jack Peterson |
8/3/06 |
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b) GPS maps/field locations and designations (4 maps) |
Jack Peterson |
8/3/06 |
© protected |
c) Document 2: Arizona pink bollworm sterile moth background and release protocol |
Jack Peterson |
8/3/06 |
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d) Table 1: Program applied pheromone and insecticide treatment data |
Jack Peterson |
8/3/06 |
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Volume 2: Program pink bollworm trapping and boll sampling data (MRID# 469048-02) -- consists of the following eight documents listed below: |
Jack Peterson |
8/3/06 |
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a) Table 1: 2006 pink bollworm eradication program trapping data June 25- July 22 |
Jack Peterson |
8/3/06 |
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b) Table 2: Eradication program PBW/trap averages by field 6/25 - 7/22/06 |
Jack Peterson |
8/3/06 |
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c) Table 3: Weekly PBW eradication program averages by cotton type 6/25 - 7/22/06 |
Jack Peterson |
8/3/06 |
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d) Table 4: Pink bollworm eradication boll sampling data July 16-22, 2006 |
Jack Peterson |
8/3/06 |
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e) Document 1: Special report 2006: local movement of sterile pink bollworm moths in the San Joaquin Valley of California |
Dan Keavney, Jim Hessler, Jim Rudig, and Robert Staten |
8/3/06 |
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f) Map 1: Release zones and non-release zones 1, 2, and 3 |
Jack Peterson |
8/3/06 |
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g) Document 2: Spatial analysis of native and sterile pink bollworm in the Arizona PBW eradication program area, June 25-July 22, 2006 |
David Bartels and Michelle Walters |
8/3/06 |
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h) Map 2: Arizona pink bollworm trapping data predicted levels - 2006 growing season (9 Kriging maps) |
Jack Peterson |
8/3/06 |
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Volume 3: Resistance monitoring data from moths collected in pheromone traps (MRID# 469048-03) - consists of the following three documents listed below: |
Jack Peterson |
8/3/06 |
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a) Document 3: 2006 Arizona adult pink bollworm moths sampling for molecular analysis |
Larry Antilla |
8/3/06 |
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b) “DNA screening reveals pink bollworm resistance to Bt cotton remains rare after a decade of exposure” (published journal article) |
Bruce Tabashnik et al. |
2006 |
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Volume 4: Resistance monitoring data for 2005/2006 larval populations (MRID# 469048-04) -- consists of the following four documents listed below: |
Jack Peterson |
8/3/06 |
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a) Document 1: Preliminary report on susceptibility of southwestern pink bollworm to Bt toxins Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 in 2005 |
Timothy Dennehy, Gopalan Unnithan, Sarah Brink, and Brook Wood |
8/3/06 |
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b) Document 2: Susceptibility to Bt toxins Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 of Southwestern pink bollworm in 2004 |
Timothy Dennehy et al. |
8/3/06 |
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c) Document 3: Susceptibility of southwestern pink bollworm to Bt toxins Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2: final results of 2003 season studies |
Timothy Dennehy et al. |
8/3/06 |
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d) Document 4: Susceptibility of southwestern pink bollworm to Cry2Ab: baseline responses in 2001 and 2002 |
Gopalan Unnithan et al. |
8/3/06 |
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Volume 5: Simulation modeling comparing population suppression vs. resistance risk for duration of eradication program (MRID# 469048-05) -- consists of the following three documents listed below: |
Jack Peterson |
8/3/06 |
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a) Document 1: Simulation modeling of the pink bollworm eradication program in Arizona |
Bruce Tabashnik and Mark Sisterson |
7/28/06 |
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b) Document 2: “Delayed resistance to transgenic cotton in pink bollworm” (published journal article) |
Bruce Tabashnik, Timothy Dennehy, and Yves Carriere |
10/25/05 |
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c) Document 3: “Effects of insect population size on evolution of resistance to transgenic crops” (published journal article) |
Mark Sisterson, Larry Antilla, Yves Carriere, Christa Ellers-Kirk, and Bruce Tabashnik |
2004 |
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Memorandum from Arizona Cotton Research and Protection Council (Larry Antilla) to Sharlene Matten containing supplemental sampling and trapping information |
Larry Antilla |
9/14/06 |
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E-mail from Bruce Tabashnik to Sharlene Matten containing supplemental information on sterile release rates |
Bruce Tabashnik |
9/14/06 |
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Bruce Tabashnik response to questions from Sharlene Matten on PCR and molecular analysis |
Bruce Tabashnik |
9/14/06 |
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Plans for DNA screening of pink bollworm in Arizona 2006 |
Timothy Dennehy and Bruce Tabashnik |
9/14/06 |
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Bruce Tabashnik response to questions from Sharlene Matten on modeling |
Bruce Tabashnik |
9/14/06 |
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Table containing parameter values for the eradication model |
Bruce Tabashnik |
6/23/06 |
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EPA Review of 2004 pink bollworm monitoring data and revised monitoring protocol submitted by Monsanto for Bt cotton (Bollgard and Bollgard II) |
Alan Reynolds and Sharlene Matten |
7/20/06 |
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“Mating response behavior of sterile pink bollworms (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) compared with natives” (published journal article) |
T.A. Miller, E. Miller, R. Staten, and K. Middleham |
1994 |
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