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Keywords: why can’t we succeed in obtaining significant budget increases for IPM?, what role will FQPA play in ongoing IPM efforts and vice versa?, do we really know how to simulate and manage systems research?, are there better ways to extend IPM knowledge than those currently underway?, are the environmental and consumer communities really committed to IPM?, can the marketplace do what the government cannot? Tackling the IPM of IPM