Answers about the IPM PIPE
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Sustainability:

• Isn’t there a risk that expanding the IPM PIPE will damage the successful SBR PIPE?

  There certainly is. We are very aware of this risk. New components will be added as time, interest, and resources permit. We are determined, however, not to attempt any new development of the IPM PIPE that would jeopardize the utility and integrity of the SBR PIPE.

• Government and University programs seem to appear and then disappear after a few years. Will PIPE have sustainability?

  Most users of the IPM-PIPE do not want to see it disappear. However, the IPM-PIPE is in its infancy. The program we see in 2007 is not well developed and is only starting to address the pest systems where it can have a fit. For the IPM-PIPE to be sustainable it will need to be built on a broad-based foundation monitoring and reporting, communications, and forecasting of several economically important pest systems. Many of these pest systems may be of regulatory significance, but that would not be necessary. Currently, the program is based on a foundation of soybean rust. This is too narrow a focus for the long term. More pathosystems will be needed, more partnerships with industry will be needed, and funding will need to come from multiple sources. Time and commitemnt will determine how well the IPM-PIPE recognizes its core clientele and addresses their needs.
  

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