SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

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Status: Approved

Basic Information

Project No. and Title: NCCC46 : Development, Optimization, and Delivery of Management Strategies for Corn Rootworms and Other Below-ground Insect Pests of Maize
Period Covered: 10/01/2012 to 09/01/2013
Date of Report: 06/27/2013
Annual Meeting Dates: 03/12/2013 to 03/13/2013

David Andow (University of Minnesota) Theresa Bauer (University of Minnesota) Tony Burd (Syngenta) Matthew Carroll (Monsanto) Brad Coates (USDA-ARS) Nathan Fields (National Corn Growers Association) Ron Flannagan (Monsanto) Wade French (USDA-ARS, Brookings, SD) Billy Fuller (South Dakota State University) Aaron Gassmann (Iowa State University) Laura Higgins (DuPont Pioneer) Andrea Hitchon (University of Guelph, graduate student) Erin Hodgson (Iowa State University) Terry Hurley (University of Minnesota) Chuck Mason (University of Delaware) Bradley McManus (South Dakota State University) Lance Meinke (University of Nebraska) Paul Mitchell (University of Wisconsin) Ken Ostlie (University of Minnesota) Elizabeth Owens (DuPont Pioneer) Isaac Oyediran (Syngenta) Clinton Pilcher (DuPont Pioneer) Dusty Post (Monsanto) Steve Pueppke (Michigan State University) (Administrative Advisor) Tom Sappington (USDA-ARS, Iowa) Caydee Savinelli (Syngenta) Blair Siegfried (University of Nebraska) Jocelyn Smith (University of Guelph) Bob Wright (University of Nebraska) By phone: Alan Reynolds (EPA); Christina DiFonzo (Michigan State University)

Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

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[Minutes]

Accomplishments

Solicited and received detailed feedback from Committee participants, industry, EPA, and National Corn Growers Association representatives on the draft manuscript, "Early detection and remediation of resistance in corn rootworms to Bt corn," prepared by several members of NCCC46 and NC205, intended for peer-reviewed publication. Main topics included current regulations, definitions of unexpected damage and confirmed resistance, and recommended tactics for mitigation of western corn rootworm resistance to Bt corn.

Impacts

Corn growers in states on margins of Corn Belt are receiving a unified message from public-sector entomologists on importance of timely reporting of unexpected damage to Bt corn by western corn rootworm, and using crop rotation as the best agronomic method for slowing resistance development on their farms.

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