Despite efforts to correct misconceptions about the meaning of the Cornell study, a collection of nine consumer and environmental groups have asked the Clinton administration to ban the product. The groups, which include the Friends of the Earth and Defenders of Wildlife, want Clinton to stop U.S. farmers from using any Bt crops, and to investigate how the Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture regulate genetically-modified food. If farmers are concerned about the study, Iowa State Extension entomologist Marlin Rice said there are some possibilities. Rice said if monarch mortality becomes a concern on the farm, then next year the impact of Bt corn might be reduced by planting boarder rows and end rows with non-Bt corn hybrids. Also, they could serve as part of the European corn borer refuge that is necessary for helping to delay resistance.
More research needs to be conducted.
Bt corn has proven to be a valuable pest management option for the corn producer.