US EPA Receives Applications for New Pesticide Active Ingredients

MARCH 27, 2025

The US EPA has received applications to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any currently registered pesticide products:

  • Syngenta Seeds - Bacillus thuringiensis eCry1Gb.1Ig protein and the genetic material (vector pSYN24795) necessary for its production in MZIR260 maize (SYN-ØØ260Ø-3). Proposed for use as an insecticidal plant-incorporated protectant.
  • J.R. Simplot Company - PVY coat protein DNA inverted repeat at 4.2 × 10 for BG25 late blight + Potato virus Y (PVY) protection.