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To: Grainne who wrote (107068)	7/31/2005 1:30:36 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

<<Just in general, how do you visualize we are going to get from pesticide/herbicide use on GM crops that is about the same as on conventional crops to significantly less? What is the causal factor of that transformation going to be?>> With GM corn there is no need to spray for rootworm. With GM beans one pass with Roundup is all that's needed, not a pass with one chemical for velvet leaf and lambs quarters and another spray for foxtail and volunteer corn. Plus Roundup breaks down quicker than the other chemicals.