More than nine out of 10 growers are aware of and effectively complying with Insect Resistance Management (IRM) requirements as mandated by the EPA according to findings based on 2005 on-farm assessments, along with an independent survey conducted on behalf of the Agriculture Biotechnology Stewardship Technical Committee.More than nine out of 10 growers are aware of and effectively complying with Insect Resistance Management (IRM IRM - Illinois Railway Museum IRM - Image Rejection Mixer IRM - Imagerie par Résonnance Magnétique (French: Magnetic Imagery) IRM - Immediate Remedial Measures (environment) IRM - Immune Response Modifier IRM - Impossible Recording Machine (band) IRM - Impulse Radio Modulation IRM - In-Lined Reference Monitoring IRM - Independent Reference Model IRM - Information Resource Manager IRM - Information Resources Management) requirements as mandated by the EPA according to findings based on 2005 on-farm assessments, along with an independent survey conducted on behalf of the Agriculture Biotechnology Stewardship Technical Committee. The annual Bt corn borer borer, name applied to various animals that are injurious because of their ability to penetrate plant or animal tissues. Among insects, some borers are beetles, e.g., the flatheaded apple-tree borer, a serious pest of many shade and fruit trees; the roundheaded apple-tree borer; and the bronze birch, locust, elm, shot-hole, and poplar borers. Other boring insects are moths that are harmful in the larval stage, e.g. IRM telephone survey, managed by an independent third party, shows farmers are being good stewards and implementing refuge plans. In the 2005 survey, 92 percent of U.S. Bt corn growers met or exceeded the minimum recommended refuge size. This level of adherence with the requirements is consistent with past results of 91 percent in 2004 and 86 percent in 2003. In a separate program of on-farm visits, more than 94 percent of producers assessed were found to be meeting the refuge requirements. Both large and small acreage growers are meeting refuge management requirements at similar levels. |
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