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S P O N S O R E D C O N T E N T HIGH HOPES PINNED ON BIOLOGICALS You may have heard them called biologicals or decompose quickly, resulting in less exposures to biopesticides or soft chemicals. What’s included non-target organisms,” said Robert McNally, US under the EPA’s biopesticide umbrella, and how EPA Director of Biopesticides and Pollution Pre- important are they to plant health and the vention. “They are useful tools as components of industry? an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program By the EPA’s definition, biopesticides include because they can decrease the use of conven- biochemical pesticides, microbial pesticides and tional pesticides and help maintain crop yields.” plant incorporated protectants (PIPs). Biochemical pesticides are naturally occurring BIOLOGICALS PIPELINE substances or structurally similar synthetic sub- A consistent amount of new active ingredients stances that have a non-toxic mode of action to (AIs) are coming through EPA’s door seeking reg- the target pest and a history of safe exposure to istration. About 10 to 15 biologicals per year are humans and the environment. Examples include granted registration approvals compared to two pheromones, plant regulators and desiccants. or three registrations for new AIs for conven- Microbial pesticides are naturally occurring or tional chemistry. bioengineered microorganisms. Examples include “Over the last 20 years, EPA has registered bacteria, fungi, viruses and bacteriophages. more than 430 biological pesticide active ingre- Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) are dients and manages over 1,400 active products,” pesticidal substa