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The Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group (GLVWG) began in October 2004 as a network of vegetable production specialists throughout Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ontario, Canada, united by addressing key pest management issues in vegetable production within this region. Members communicate predominately through an electronic listserv that reaches not only other specialists but other industry, grower and commodity association stakeholders throughout the region. The working group also hosts an annual one a half day conference to promote information and program exchange among vegetable specialists across state lines, and to identify and discuss current priorities facing the vegetable industry. The primary objectives of the Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group are focused on improved flow of information among all components of IPM, with broader understanding and engagement of both scientific and Extension communities across disciplines, crops, and states while improving economic efficiencies of information exchange and knowledge sharing.