Comment from louis metzman

I implore you to not approve release of 2,4D resistant plants. I have had colateral damage from 2,4D drift to my fruit orchard and my 5 acre tree planting and to landscape plants at my house 6 times over the past 14 years - this is a very dangerous herbicide that tends to vaporize and cause damage to neighboring plants. This damage is all too common with this particular herbicide. I had damage this year, and the folks at Ceres Solutions, who did the damage, requested evaluation from a forester, Mike Warner, with Mike Warner ARBORTERRA Consulting PO Box 148 Lizton, IN. 46149 mwarner@arborterra.com Phone (317) 994-6125 Cell (317) 796-7154 He tells me he has been asked to check on 15 claims of what he feels are 2,4D damage so far this year. I can only imagine the damage we will see with more widespread use of this very dangerous chemical. It causes damage very far away to plants - how will we know who did the damage, and how will we hold them responsible? And, with no accountability, they can spray with impunity. Also, perhaps in future years we will find out it was also harmful to the people who are also exposed to it. Again, I implore you in the strongest of terms, and from actual experience - don't approve release of 2,4D resistant plants.