American pests : the losing war on insects from colonial times to DDT. James E. McWilliams.
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TextNew York : Columbia University Press, 2008Description: 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780231139427
- SB 950.2.A1 .M459 2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-284) and index.
"The insect tribes still maintain their ground" : insects and early Americans -- "There is no royal road to the destruction of bugs" : the rise of the professionals -- "Let us conquer space" : breaking the plains and fighting the insects -- "A great schemer" : Charles V. Riley and the broken promises of early insecticides -- "Let us spray" : mosquitoes, war, and chemicals -- "Vot iss de effidence?" : residues, regulations, and the politics of protecting insecticides -- "Complaints are coming in" : a year in the life of an insecticide nation, 1938 -- "Let's put our heads together and start a new country up" : silent springs and loud protests.
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