Introduction

Consortium for Integrated Management of Stored Product Insect Pests

Introduction

The Consortium for Integrated Management of Stored Product Insect Pests (CIMSPIP) was approved as a five-year project from October 1, 2000 through September 30, 2005. It was funded for an initial three years, October 1, 2000 through September 30, 2003, with the stipulation that pending a positive review, funding for the remaining two years, October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2005, would be provided.

This report is a compilation of the accomplishments for the almost three years since the inception of the project. The project, a multi-institutional, multi-investigator effort included discovery research, development of potential applications, creation of content for technology transfer and dissemination, and training of students, postdoctoral research associates, technicians, end users, and other clientele.

The focus of the CIMSPIP has been to deal with the mission of the grants program, i.e., address the potential loss of OPs, mandated by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).

This report is divided into several sections, including objectives of the project, participants, executive summary of the original project proposal and approaches, accomplishments during the first three years grouped into sections entitled Discovery, Applications, Technology Transfer and Dissemination, Training, Synergistic Activities and Complementary Projects, and Scientific and End-User Outcomes. In a separate section, we have provided the Plan of Work for Years 4 and 5. Budgets for Years 4 and 5 are provided in CSREES Form 2004 along with the budget justification. Finally as an appendix we have provided Annual Reports of the various projects undertaken in Years 1 and 2.

The progress described below demonstrates the phenomenal success we have had in meeting a significant portion of the objectives as laid out in response to the USDA-CSREES Risk Avoidance and Mitigation Program request for proposals. The tremendous success would not have been possible in the absence of the Consortium, because we have been able to leverage our strengths, generate significant additional resources, and share critical resources and facilities, foster collaborations to conduct world-class research, education and training, and integrate expertise from academia, USDA-ARS, and industry. This effort truly epitomizes the adage, “the whole is bigger than the sum of the parts”! The Plan of Work for Years 4 and 5 describes the remaining work that needs to be done. The progress made and Plan of Work, thus, form the basis of this request to continue the project for Years 4 and 5.