Proceedings of the National IPM Symposium/Workshop (3rd): Broadening Support for21st Century IPM. Held in Washington, DC. on February 27-March 1, 1996

摘要

This document provides the proceedings of that workshop, which took place inWashington, D.C., Feb 27-Mar. 1, 1996. 'Putting Customers First', provides statements of priority needs in the realm of IPM research and extension activities, identified by IPM customers at the first plenary session. 'Assessing IPM Program Impacts', includes five papers commissioned by ERS focusing on assessment methods, particularly economic, environmental, and public-health assessment, as well as a review of barriers to adoption of IPM and methods of overcoming barriers through policy incentives. Summaries of the selected paper sessions organized by ERS dealing with assessment-related topics are found in this section. 'Analytical and Data Needs for Pest-Management Programs', and Part V, Policies for Promoting Biological and Reduced-Risk Alternatives', present summaries of workshops held during the conference. 'Working with Customers to Identify IPM Research and Implementation Priorities', includes a report of the preconference workshop on team building and a summary of results of commodity workshops charged with identifying IPM program priorities. 'Focus on the Future', contains the comments made in the last plenary session of the Symposium/Workshop.