Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

March 2010: http://ir4.rutgers.edu/PMC/PMCMAR10minutesfinal.pdf

July 2010: http://ir4.rutgers.edu/PMC/Jul2010/PMCJUL10.pdf

October 2010: http://ir4.rutgers.edu/PMC/OCT2010/PMCOCT10minutes.pdf

Short-term Outcomes: The regulatory approval of safe and effective crop protection chemicals to assist in the production of food and ornamental crops continues to be the central objective of the IR-4 Project. IR-4 is committed to provide the support required to give growers the tools they need to be successful and competitive. In most cases IR-4 develops residue data on food crops and pesticide efficacy/crop safety on ornamental species to support new registrations for these specialty crops. However, the need for product performance data on food crops has increased over the past few years. This is mainly due to the companies requesting some efficacy and/or crop safety data prior to marketing a new use. IR-4 efforts to expand crop groups and use of extrapolation based on our residue studies have all contributed to the greater need for efficacy and crop safety data.

Outputs: This accountability document captures IR-4's numerous accomplishments, successes and deliverables for 2010 as well as presents on-going efforts to sustain IR-4's service to our stakeholders who are involved with managing pests of specialty crops and other minor uses. IR-4's 2010 accomplishments include:

In the Food Program, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established 219 new permanent pesticide tolerances which supported 786 new uses. EPA also established the Oil Seed Crop Group and enhanced the Fruiting Vegetable, Citrus and Pome Fruit Crop groups. With biopesticides, IR-4's efforts facilitated 3 new registrations including acetic acid for weeds in organically grown food and ornamental crops, HoneySweet Plum, a USDA plant incorporated protectant technology for stone fruit, and almond and Trichoderma hamaum isolate 382 in all food and ornamental crops. Finally, IR-4 data has been used to support 4 new registrations and label amendments for ornamental horticulture crops, this positively impacted 2367 ornamental uses.

In an effort to assist the specialty crop growers by eliminating pesticide residues as a barrier of access to export markets, some IR-4 data was reformatted into 20 data packages and submitted to the Joint Meeting of Pesticide Residues (JMPR). This data supported 16 Codex Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs).

Activities: Activities in 2010 that will support future deliverables/registrations on food crops involves the initiation of 84 residue studies that consists of 604 field trials. The Canadian Pest Management Programme participated in 16 studies in 2010 by contributing 53 field trials. IR-4 also conducted over 50 Efficacy and/or Crop Safety trials conducted on food crops to answer the product performance data requirements for 24 projects. IR-4 Study Directors submitted 55 new residue tolerance petitions to EPA. This is down from 126 in 2009. This is partially attributed to backlogs within the analytical laboratories and delays within companies in providing IR-4 with required submission documents. Additionally, IR-4 submitted proposals to expand and enhance the edible and inedible peel tropical crop groups. Organized and specific functions or duties carried out by individuals or teams using scientific methods to reveal new knowledge and develop new understanding.

Additional activities in other areas include:

• We continue to work on the Global Residue Project, which examines if residue data from one geographic zone can be used to support the data needs of another zone. Full results from 21 of the 27 sites were achieved in 2010. Data from the other sites are expected in 2011.
• IR-4 awarded funds for testing the efficacy of biopesticides involving 5 early stage projects, 21 advance projects and 10 demonstration purposes. Additionally, IR-4 submitted 6 data packages to EPA/registrants for biopesticides.
• IR-4 conducted 1473 field trials on ornamental crops to collect efficacy and/or crop safety data within 912 studies. Additionally, IR-4 developed and submitted 21 data summaries to registrants to expand the use of pesticides on ornamentals
• IR-4 completed its first study; of residue data to support registration of ethofenprox to control adult mosquitoes near crops. This will be submitted to EPA in 2011

Impacts: The accomplishments of the IR-4 Project are many. The specific successes, accomplishments and deliverables for the Food Use Program, Ornamental Horticulture Program, the Biopesticide and Organic Support Program and the Public Health Program of the IR-4 Project are documented in the IR-4 Annual Report (http://ir4.rutgers.edu/Other/AnnualReports/2010%20IR-4%20Annual%20Report.pdf).

Without the existence of the IR-4 Project, few safe and effective crop protection chemicals and biological alternatives would be available for use on food and ornamental specialty crops and minor uses. Specialty crop growers often report on the impact of the IR-4 Project to their business. Some have said, Without the IR-4 Project and what they provide, my farm would be out of business. In an effort to capture a solid assessment of program value, in 2010, Michigan State Universitys Center of Economic Analysis conducted an economic impact study of IR-4s food use activities, ornamental horticulture and biopesticide programs. Their assessment indicated that the efforts of the IR-4 Project add $7 billion dollars annually to the gross domestic product (GDP).

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Braverman, M., J J. Baron and D.L. Kunkel. 2010. An Overview and Future Trends of U.S. Biopesticide Regulations. Outlooks on Pest Management, Volume 21, Number 3, June 2010 , pp. 132-134(3)

Braverman, M., J.J. Baron, D.L. Kunkel, and V.R. Starner. 2010. Getting materials approved for organic production. Weed Science Society of America Abstracts SYM 167.

Braverman, M. 2010. Case Studies for Biopesticides as Resistance Management Tools. Biopesticide Industry Alliance Meeting Ottawa, Canada

Braverman, M., J J. Baron and D.L. Kunkel. 2010. Global Residue Study- Potential for Zoning and Data Sharing. 12th IUPAC International Congress of Pesticide Chemistry. Melbourne Australia, July 2010.

Braverman, M. Challenges and Successes of Registering Microbial Biopesticides. American Phytopathological Society Meetings, Charlotte, NC.

Braverman M. and J.J. Baron. 2010. The Role of IR-4 in Facilitating the Registration of Biopesticides.
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Braverman, M. 2010. The Use and Regulation of Microbial Pesticides Worldwide- United States. Pages 74-79 in Kabaluk, J. Todd, Antonet M. Svircev, Mark. S. Goettel, and Stephanie G. Woo (ed.). 2010. The Use and Regulationof Microbial Pesticides in Representative Jurisdictions Worldwide. IOBC Global. 99pp. Available online through www.IOBC-Global.org

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Malamud-Roam, K. 2010. Legislative & Regulatory Symposium I: Protecting our Existing Chemical Toolbox. American Mosquito Control Association, 75th Annual Meeting, April, Lexington, KY

Malamud-Roam, K. 2010. Overview of legislative and regulatory issues facing the AMCA. American Mosquito Control Association, 75th Annual Meeting, April, Lexington, KY

Malamud-Roam, K. 2010. The IR-4 Project Public Health Pesticides Program. Deployed War-Fighter Protection Program Review (Dec), Gainesville, FL.

Malamud-Roam, K. 2010. The IR-4 Public Health Pesticides Program Filling the Vector Control Toolbox! American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Annual Meeting (Nov), Atlanta, GA

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Malamud-Roam, K., S.E. Cope, and D. Strickman. 2010. IR-4: The New Partner in the Search for Public Health Pesticides. Wingbeats, Fall 2010.

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Starner, V.R. and S. Novack. 2010. A Day on the DelMarVa, IR-4/EPA/USDA 2010 Field Tour Book, June 23, 2010, 28 pages.