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Pest resistance management (PRM) plans: To protect
the continued use of biopesticides, the
Environmental Protection Agency is requiring companies
developing transgenic crops (see genetic engineering)
to submit and implement pest resistance management (PRM) plans as a requirement
of product registration. If they are exposed to a toxin excessively, most insect
populations can develop resistance, making pest control products less effective.
With new biopesticide technologies comes the
concern that pests will rapidly develop resistance to natural insecticides. A
resistance management plan is intended to sustain the useful life of transgenic
technology.
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