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This
proposal addresses replacements as a result of FQPA requirements for
organophosphorous (OP) insecticides that
are used directly on postharvest grain stored by farmers
and grain elevators and loss of methyl bromide as a result of the Montreal
Protocol in processing facilities. Additionally,
several OPs are used for structural pest control in
flour mills, food processing facilities, and warehouses holding finished
food products destined for wholesale
and retail distribution. Furthermore, replacements are needed for the
fumigants phosphine, used for
treatment of bulk-stored grain, and methyl bromide, used for disinfesting
food-processing facilities. The use of both
these fumigants may be limited in the future because of
human safety and environmental concerns.
This project will address Objectives I
and II of the RAMP program: develop methods of pest management
that reduce or eliminate the risk from pesticide residues implement
information intensive approaches to pest management based on a more
complete understanding of crop and pest
biology, their interactions and mutual impacts, and
factors impacting the stability of pest management systems in major
cropping systems.
A Consortium
for Integrated Management of Stored Product Insect Pests (CIMSPIP)
is proposed as a collaboration between scientists at Kansas State
University (Manhattan, KS), Oklahoma
State University (Stillwater, OK), Purdue University (West Lafayette,
IN), and the USDA-Agricultural Research Service Grain Marketing and
Production Research Center (USGMPRC)
(Manhattan, KS), and industries involved in research and management
of stored product pests. The CIMSPIP brings together entomologists,
agricultural engineers, and
agricultural economists with vast research and extension experiences in a
"center without walls",
focusing the talents and insights of a critical mass of outstanding
scientific expertise to address
significant pest problems in the post-harvest arena by using innovative
approaches and cutting-edge methods to reduce
reliance on pesticides, as mandated by FQPA. An
advantage of such a Consortium is the sharing of critical resources and
facilities, fostering
collaborative partnerships to conduct world-class research, and
integrating experience and
expertise from academia, USDA laboratories, and industry. |
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