abstract_textpThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) Areawide Pest Management Program is a coordinated partnership between the federal and state systems with active grower participation. Two highly ranked proposals were selected for initiation in 1995 and 1996-one involving the codling moth Cydia pomonella (L.) and the other, corn rootworms (Diabrotica spp.). In 1996, the ARS expanded the program. Based on peer reviews of proposals, followed by full proposal evaluations, two new projects targeting the weed leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) and insect pests in stored wheat (Triticum spp.) were implemented in 1997. The ARS plans to expand its integrated pest management (IPM) research activities in areawide pest management as funds become available, either from new congressional appropriations or from the completion of ongoing projects. New areawide pest management projects judged to be of highest priority and merit will be implemented for insect, mite, tick, plant pathogen, or weed pests. The vision of the USDA-ARS Areawide Program is to provide farmers, consultants, and local organizations with mature areawide pest management systems that are affordable, operational, and adoptable, and that contribute to the overall goals of the USDA IPM Initiative./p/abstract_text
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