GE'd Moth

[Richard Worth]

Answer:  Maybe...so we better collect now while we still have the chance. :-)
Peace and sunny collecting days,  Rich

P.S.  I figured I'd respond so Ron won't have to write to himself anymore ;-)

Ron wrote:

>  Will we have a world 12,000 years from now with no leps due to the 
>unforeseen chain reaction of genetic material and EVOLUTION. 



>from DAILY GRIST Feb. 9, 2001
>Environmental news from GRIST MAGAZINE
><<http://www.gristmagazine.com>http://www.gristmagazine.com>
>
>THERE'S A RAGE IN THE CAGE
>Plans are underway in the U.S. to test the first genetically
>engineered insect in the wild.  Researchers are trying to manipulate
>the genes of the pink bollworm moth -- an insect known for destroying
>cotton crops around the world -- so that it eventually eradicates
>itself.  U.S. regulators are expected to give the green light to
>field tests this summer in Arizona.  Enviros will probably protest
>the experiment, but the researchers say they will take precautions to
>keep the moths in cages to prevent them from escaping and breeding
>with wild populations.
>
>straight to the source:  BBC News, Helen Briggs, 09 Feb 2001
><http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1150000/1150796.stm>

Richard A. Worth
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Plant Division
rworth at oda.state.or.us
(503) 986-6461
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