Proceedings of the Third National IPM Symposium/Workshop

by Sarah Lynch, Catherine Greene, and Carol Kramer-LeBlanc

The Third National IPM Symposium/Workshop took place in Washington, D.C., from February 27 through March 1, 1996. More than 600 participants from around the country attended the symposium/workshop reflecting a wide spectrum of professional interests including scientists (social, biological, and environmental), agricultural producers, and representatives of agribusiness and non-profit organizations. Two dominant themes provided a unifying focus. ""Putting Customers First"" focused on reaching out to the diverse customer base of USDA programs to identify IPM research and implementation needs. ""Assessing IPM Program Impacts"" addressed how to incorporate economic, environmental, and public health assessment in IPM research and extension activities. Other topics covered included analytical and data needs for pest-management programs, policies for promoting biological and reduced risk alternatives, and overcoming barriers to increased adoption of IPM practices and technologies.

Keywords: integrated pest management (IPM), economic assessment, environmental impact evaluation, public health assessment, pesticide policy, biological and reduced risk alternatives

In this publication...

• Entire Report
• Cover
• Contents
• Part I - Preface
• Part II - Putting Customers First
• Part III - Assessing IPM Impacts
• Part IV - Analytical and Data Needs for Pest-Management Programs: Panel Discussion Summaries
• Part V - Policies for Promoting Biological and Reduced Risk Alternatives: Panel Discussion Summaries
• Part VI - Working with Customers to Identify IPM Research and Implementation Priorities
• Part VII - Focus on the Future
• Appendix: Poster Abstracts
• Index